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Re:Early human ancestors turned stones into spheres on purpo... by madrox on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @02:59PM (#37409522)
Point taken, though from my understanding hunter gatherer groups didn't have a ton of time for leisure...especially anything involving carrying a heavy object with them as they roamed that didn't have utility.
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Re:Early human ancestors turned stones into spheres on purpo... by nyrikki on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @05:39PM (#37411749)
Not all hunter gatherer groups are purely nomadic, and in general they have more free time than farmers.

That decrease in free time is one way some theories tie farming to alcohol production. As substance is far more difficult when farming.

Here is a study with modern people:

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/farmers-have-less-leisur...

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Re:Early human ancestors turned stones into spheres on purpo... by svnt on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @05:39PM (#37411751)
This is not inaccurate. Play seems to have been a fundamental part of the social life of basically any human group we can discern record of. The best research we have indicates that these groups had more free time than most of us engaged in modern employment.
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