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It was mentioned as relevant reading related to the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculture and the rise of power structures, suggesting that the former may have been preferable.
And if you're interested in that kind of thing, also go back and read Dr. Jared Diamond's The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race, which talks a lot about this transition and basically argu...
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Episode: Selects: How Royalty Works
It was mentioned as relevant reading related to the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to agriculture and the rise of power structures, suggesting that the former may have been preferable.
And if you're interested in that kind of thing, also go back and read Dr. Jared Diamond's The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race, which talks a lot about this transition and basically argues that we were all better off as hunter-gatherers.