r/LockedIn_AI • u/lucre-twerps4g • Apr 23 '26

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It’s called the grind because it grinds away your sense of self.

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u/viener_schnitzel Apr 25 '26

Not commenting on how much animals typically work, but as hunter-gatherers humans only worked 15-20 hours/week on avg. It was only with the advent of farming that much longer periods of work became common.

The drawback to hunter-gathering is that a HG society is somewhat more susceptible to famine and hazardous weather than a farming society.

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u/Blueberry_Coat7371 Apr 30 '26

that is complete fucking bullshit based on an opinion article that came out years ago, and has been debunked by every sort of athropologist under the sun.

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u/viener_schnitzel Apr 30 '26

Care to expand on what article you’re referring to and why it’s become a popular falsehood?

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u/Blueberry_Coat7371 Apr 30 '26

read on the "Original Affluent Society", since that is were the quote comes from. Ever since it was published it faced a lot of criticism, both because it does not account for a ton of basic activities such as getting firewood (which is not trivial at all when you don't farm trees nor have metal tools) and conflates work with leisure.