Article: Chimpanzees and Monkeys Have Entered the Stone Age
Inspiring article. Shouldn’t we allow other species to advance, too? How interesting would it be to live in a world with many different highly intelligent creatures who can communicate and
Quote: The Savage Life
“No European who has tasted Savage Life can afterwards bear to live in our societies.” – Benjamin Franklin
Article: Give Up Technology & Go Back to ‘Hunting & Gathering’
You know primitivism succeeds when even the Business Insider starts writing about it. http://www.businessinsider.in/Give-up-Technology-Go-back-to-Hunting-Gathering/articleshow/53222031.cms
Article: Were We Happier in the Stone Age?
Another interesting piece, even though the term “stone age” is misleading and biased. One remark: The author fails to see that epidemic disease is also an invention of civilization and
Article: Before Agriculture, Human Jaws Were a Perfect Fit for Human Teeth
For those who wonder why modern humans are so weak, degenerated and dependent on medicine and doctors, here’s yet another example of how the shift to agriculture basically fucked everything
Article: The Caveman’s Home Was Not a Cave
The prejudice of early anthropologists, archaeologists and ethnologists still defines public opinion. It is time to teach our kids the truth about primitive life. http://nautil.us/issue/24/error/the-cavemans-home-was-not-a-cave-rp
Article: An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest
The long read I read this story three times already because I find it so fascinating. It gives you insights in the brutal history of Brazil, as well as details
Article: Play as a Foundation for Hunter-Gatherer Social Existence
The long read An excellent piece of scientific literature that describes how hunter-gatherers use elements of play to make their egalitarian lifestyle as easy and fun as possible. Play as
Article: Foraging Was Healthier Than Agriculture
That foragers were and are in way better health than ‘civilized’ people is no surprise anymore by now. If even Forbes Magazine admits it, it finally has to be common