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0 pointsmusha68k3y ago0 comments

> How often are we ordered to do something by another person in our communities that we can't readily disobey

Psychologist Christopher Ryan touches on this topic through his research and books on pre / post agriculture.

Basically it boils down to loss of freedom through territorialism and resulting patriarchy of modern civilizations. I can recommend both "Sex at Dawn"[1] and "Civilized to Death"[2].

Cheer up, at least we've got donuts and dentists today.

[1] https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24521078M/Sex_at_dawn

[2] https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27911904M/Civilized_to_Death

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wahnfrieden3y ago

Hmm, I recommend you acquaint yourself with more modern readings and findings of anthro/archaeological evidence on this topic that has some radically different fundamentals than what you’ve shared - I shared an article that elaborates here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32126771

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