"The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race"
What was Jared Diamond referring to as the big mistake?
Agriculture of course!
Agriculture of course!
Moving forwards, I need to disregard what Prof. Diamond thinks and answer my original questions based on my own research.
1) Were people better off as Hunter-Gatherers or are we better off today?
It is important to note that there is no correct answer to this question. The answer I will give is my opinion based on the research I have done.
Pros Cons
Agriculture
| H&G
| Agriculture
| H&G
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- The part of this question I am having trouble with is determining what criteria I will use to distinguish which society is better off
- Whichever you think is the answer, please write it down in the comments and provide a brief description as to why
My answer to this question is on the following Youtube video:
2) Is it too late to go back?
In order to take this question seriously, I have to add some stipulations.
- If we could go back to a H&G lifestyle, it would have to be a multi-thousand year process
- I am making the distinction that this question is asking if we, the entire human race, could revert to our paleolithic lifestyle.
Before answering this question, you should ask yourself "do you think you would be happy giving up everything that makes you happy in the present?"
My answer to this question is in the Youtube video below:
Thank you so much for giving my blog even the slightest amount of time. I would appreciate any and all comments or critiques.
-Joshua Varkel