I Wish I Were A Hunter-Gatherer: Lessons From Beyond the Common Era

Modern humans have been around for about 300,000 years, and for the majority of those years, we lived as hunter-gatherers. If our history were mapped onto a 24-hour day, farms and domesticated animals would emerge only during the day’s final 45 minutes. The invention of the automobile? The last 35 seconds. And widespread use of the internet? The final five seconds. For the majority of human history, we wandered around in groups of fewer than 100 while the men hunted and the women foraged for nuts and berries. When food ran out in an area, we packed up and moved on. We used fire to cook, keep warm and light up the dark. We used stone tools, we made art and we practiced religion. We didn’t have running water, electricity, or the genius that is the wheel. We didn’t have homes to return to. We didn’t have modern medicine. But in many ways, we had it better. We were happier and healthier and more fulfilled. So… how? Why? And what of our ancestors’ lives can we apply to our own? <a href="https://medium.com/@tierneyobe/i-wish-i-were-a-hunter-gatherer-lessons-from-beyond-the-common-era-26d3ec905481">Website</a>