> When agriculture was invented, there were mass layoffs of hunters and gatherers.
Uh, no. Not at all.
Agriculture absorbed the extra population that used to be unsustainable. There were no losers.
Uh, no. Not at all.
Agriculture absorbed the extra population that used to be unsustainable. There were no losers.
People also seem to think hunter-gatherers were always struggling, and while it did happen, they seem to miss that there are still billions of people lacking food security because agriculture isn't as easy or prolific as we tend to believe. It's really hard, especially in certain parts of the world.
Oh well, these biases permeate everything. I have plenty of them too.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(agriculture) [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahokia#Abandonment_and_resett...
P.S. Moreover, they had very advanced agriculture - most of the food Europeans eat today are adopted Native American designs.