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eppur_se_muova

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9. In very bad times, they do. But on average, they don't need to exhaust themselves just to stay alive.

Reply to surfered (Reply #6)

Tue May 26, 2026, 03:05 AM

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If food is short and women are starving and malnourished, they can't carry a pregnancy to term, and often can't even conceive. This is how Nature keeps the population from increasing and making things worse. Population declines in hard times, slowly recovers when abundance returns. Harsh, but effective.

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You would think they wouldn't have had the free time. Amazing. surfered Monday #1

I don't know. I think some foragers did have some free time. applegrove Monday #2

Hunter gatherer societies have significantly more free time than we do. bluedigger Monday #3

I have read that modern hunter-gatherer societies spend about 20 hr/wk seeking and processing sustenance ... eppur_se_muova Monday #4

You would think they spent all their time just trying to survive. surfered Monday #6

Once adapted to their environment, they know how to wnylib Monday #7

In very bad times, they do. But on average, they don't need to exhaust themselves just to stay alive. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #9

My wife volunteered at a dig in Panama this past winter PJMcK Monday #5

What a great experience for her. wnylib Monday #8

Wikipedia article here: hunter Tuesday #10

I love the way the veil drapes. zanana1 Tuesday #11

But, the biblical age of the Earth to be around 6,000 years old. Emile Tuesday #12

Amazing talent. They must have had lots of practice. applegrove Tuesday #13