How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert islands off Africa?

Re:How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert isl... by ffgjgf1 on Saturday February 17, 2024 @04:11AM (#39407785)

Because they are incapable of producing any economic surplus and thus have no population growth whatsoever. The whole noble savages trope you seem to be be leaning to might sound quite romantic but they didn’t really make a conscious choice to live how they do.

> It’s no joke.

So is high infant mortality, low life expectancy due to a very high likelihood of dying from a trivially treatable diseases, living in abject poverty etc etc.

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Re:How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert isl... by angiosperm on Saturday February 17, 2024 @07:33AM (#39408872)

In much of the world, hunter-gatherers have needed to spend no more than two hours per day on practical activities, year-round. Temperate climates have been more demanding.

In the highlands of India, remaining time is often spent brewing and drinking alcohol, with the biggest problem being elephants finding and raiding the brew pots.

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