Good point. In hunter-gatherer societies it's typical to work something like 3 hours per day. All our amazing Western technology has only achieved one thing: we live longer so we can work more. Inspiring thought, huh? 
G. F. Schleebenhorst said:Well, his dubious statistics are still better than your mathematics.
Billy T said:the men do little work - they are stronger - why should they?
My question is:
How did black men get so smart and white men so dumb?![]()
The Devil Inside said:someone ban this guy.
D'ster said:
G. F. Schleebenhorst said:Good point. In hunter-gatherer societies it's typical to work something like 3 hours per day. All our amazing Western technology has only achieved one thing: we live longer so we can work more. Inspiring thought, huh?![]()
G. F. Schleebenhorst said:Nah, not every hunter gatherer society is completely living in the stone age....and even if they were, seriously, all these guys have to do is set up a trap and come back later half the time. The rest of the day they just sleep or fuck. It was the subject of a documentary I watched a few months ago.
It really makes you wonder what's so great about all our technology.
swivel said:And live an average of 38 years!
Seriously though, I think you pulled that 3 hours number out of your ass. In primitive societies, people work nearly constantly to keep their caloric intake high enough. And even that will only support a very small number of people.
With our advancements we have been able to support many more lives at the same time, and match this increase in quantity with an even greater rise in quality.
I always get confused by the ignorant hippie notion that the "good old days" were some sort of utopian union with nature, and a life with little care and less violence. Only Margaret Mead, with her horrible studies and tiny brain, could find evidence for this... and it took her fudging her data, giving in to all bias, and ignoring the obvious.
What a idiotTimeTraveler said:Ok, you were right all along. All races which are not pure aryan like yourself, are inferior species.
G. F. Schleebenhorst said:Nah, not every hunter gatherer society is completely living in the stone age....and even if they were, seriously, all these guys have to do is set up a trap and come back later half the time. The rest of the day they just sleep or fuck. It was the subject of a documentary I watched a few months ago.
It really makes you wonder what's so great about all our technology.