Having an abundance of natural resources that are easily accessible at a low tech level seems like it's a very large precondition to making this work.
Sounds like someone drank the "Noble savage" koolaid in writing that.
Sounds like someone drank the "Noble savage" koolaid in writing that.
Disagree, "civilized" societies have vast surpluses of the resources needed for survival (Level 1 and 2 of Maslows Hierarchy) compared to tribal societies, although those resources may not be distributed properly -- which is indicative of that which we truly lack: community belongingness and love (Level 3 of Maslows Hierarchy).
Until a century ago, frequent crop failures, disease, and other ailments were a hallmark of sedentary societies.
"Civilized" societies use far less land per person to produce food.