The main benefit of farming & civilization was not longevity, but higher populations, which is a huge net positive for utilitarians.
The hunter-gatherer thing was fine for a few million years, but farming is the foundation of civilization. #NationalFarmersDaypic.twitter.com/o0rifcpWWo
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Higher population also means more diseases.
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You might want to have a look at this:https://www.amazon.com/War-Before-Civilization-Peaceful-Savage/dp/0195119126/ …
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Jordan Peterson talks about how there are some individuals that if you drop in a forest and give them an axe they'll start chopping it down
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Most people would be content with just getting enough firewood to sustain themselves. There are some ambitious people out there that do more
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It seems like the human lifespan tops out at around 115. Something about dopamine and neurons dying steadily every year.
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Hunter-gatherers had far higher rates of violent death than modern, agricultural peoples.
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