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minus-squarebrandon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoThe question I am posing is not “do modern farm workers labor harder than prehistoric hunter gathers” (they do). Instead, the question is “should modern farm workers labor harder than prehistoric hunter gathers”. Farming is more efficient than gathering. That’s why we farm. So why is it the case that modern farm workers are working harder?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·3 months agoBecause feeding eight billion people isn’t related to how many hours of work individuals have to do in order to achieve that unless you don’t have enough people to do the work.
The question I am posing is not “do modern farm workers labor harder than prehistoric hunter gathers” (they do).
Instead, the question is “should modern farm workers labor harder than prehistoric hunter gathers”.
Farming is more efficient than gathering. That’s why we farm. So why is it the case that modern farm workers are working harder?
Because feeding eight billion people isn’t related to how many hours of work individuals have to do in order to achieve that unless you don’t have enough people to do the work.