Europe , for what I saw in Asterix comics, at least, looked pretty nice too. And was probably wonderful and beautiful and not that hostile, in real life.

But necessity is strong, very strong, in many situations.

There is the old Sufi tale ( if I recall, it is sufi )

"The old man came and killed the only cow the poor family relied to survived, for years of poverty. The family cried. Years later, the family said thank you to the old man, they are rich now"

Just a story, not trying to make any strong point.

Weather is the key, I think

off course, the world in my opinion, is better without swords and bullets and hypersonic gliders that burns to death thousands at a time. But some people think all tech are good things. each to their own.

and Comments, as paper, accepts anything you put on them. And words can be used to support anything.