>> The world is a hugely better place with our 8 billion people than it was when there were 50 million people kind of like living in caves and whatever.
There is a theory that hunter-gatherers were much more happier compared to us because they were more in tune with the natural environment, had fewer sources of stress, and were more connected to their community than modern humans.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/10/01/5510187...
From the article.
> Today people [in Western societies] go to mindfulness classes, yoga classes and clubs dancing, just so for a moment they can live in the present. The Bushmen live that way all the time!