Sure, because growing a crop (which involves, to put it in a very simple way, breaking up the soil, sowing the seeds, protecting them from the harmful side of nature and harvesting it) is soooo much easier than just going over and picking crops pre-planted by nature, right? 😉
(And actually, evidence points to early agricultural societies being actually *less* fed than hunter-foragers.)
According to a popular theory, agriculture was invented because the climate became dryer (The Sahara and the desserts in the middle east used to be lush grasslands) and plants died, so prehistoric humans had to cultivate a select few crops to grow. This led to less diversity in food, which meant actual LOWER lifespans than the ‘primitive’ hunter-gatherer. So, everyone wanted the fertile riverbanks, leading to war and countless deaths. There came very complicated systems, political, economical and social, and basically ten times as hard as the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. That’s where we are now.
There’s some speculation that farming came about because it allowed for the brewing of beer.
Also, while the food that nature provides is easier than growing a crop. the food that nature provides is spread out, meaning you have to keep relocating everything. The crop is in the same place every day, so you can stay put.
Recent research shows that hunter-gatherer tribes actually hunted and gathered for about 20 hours a week to meet their nutritional needs; agriculture takes 30 hours a week. So lazy or not, they actually ended up working harder.
Oh cork it, germ bag.
/Dadbug
Sure, because growing a crop (which involves, to put it in a very simple way, breaking up the soil, sowing the seeds, protecting them from the harmful side of nature and harvesting it) is soooo much easier than just going over and picking crops pre-planted by nature, right? 😉
(And actually, evidence points to early agricultural societies being actually *less* fed than hunter-foragers.)
Wouldn’t be the first time a “labor-saving” invention actually created more work than the original involved.
According to a popular theory, agriculture was invented because the climate became dryer (The Sahara and the desserts in the middle east used to be lush grasslands) and plants died, so prehistoric humans had to cultivate a select few crops to grow. This led to less diversity in food, which meant actual LOWER lifespans than the ‘primitive’ hunter-gatherer. So, everyone wanted the fertile riverbanks, leading to war and countless deaths. There came very complicated systems, political, economical and social, and basically ten times as hard as the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. That’s where we are now.
Ahh… Advancement.
There’s some speculation that farming came about because it allowed for the brewing of beer.
Also, while the food that nature provides is easier than growing a crop. the food that nature provides is spread out, meaning you have to keep relocating everything. The crop is in the same place every day, so you can stay put.
Recent research shows that hunter-gatherer tribes actually hunted and gathered for about 20 hours a week to meet their nutritional needs; agriculture takes 30 hours a week. So lazy or not, they actually ended up working harder.