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grecy on Oct 17, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: The surprising benefits of a mid-career break

Numerous studies have shown that hunter-gatherer societies only had to spend a few hours a day getting food and shelter.

The rest was leisure time.

throwawayReply on Oct 17, 2016 | [–]

But under those societies the world only supported a few million people.

dredmorbius on Oct 17, 2016 | | [–]

Feature!

Under those societies it could. And there was little endogenous reason why that might suddenly change.

We've retained all the same exogenous risks, and added considerably more endogenous ones to boot.

gpvos on Oct 17, 2016 | [–]

Also, life was brutal and short.

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