Now slow down there buckaroo.

I said I only speak one language at a time.

Men have needs. And I need many languages to keep me satisfied. I’m a good christian though so I only speak one at a time.

(/s, although my native language is not english)

You jesus hating degenerates!

I only talk one language at a time!

ah nice spot

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O nein. Nicht Uganda.

This has been a debate for the past century. The anthropological consensus seems to be something along the lines of “it really depends, but they are far more egalitarian on average than state based socities”. There had been a consensus that they were chiefly egalitarian in the 60-2000s, but since then our notion of egalitarianism has become stricter.

It’s a fascinating topic. I took two entire classes on this debate at the masters level. But there is no denying that state based societies are far more hierarchical than hunter gatherer ones.

And a lot of the hunter gatherer socities we are able to study in person, have had conflict or atleast interaction with state based socities, which may have influenced them too. Anyways it’s a fascinating topic with no strong conclusion, but the weak conclusion that they tend to be more egalitarian.

Obviously they have their faults. As a heavily disabled person I’m very much against an anprim revolution because it would lead to my death. But at the same time, my disability would not have existed if it weren’t for modern society. I got disabled by a COVID infection. Viral pandemics at the scale of COVID just wouldn’t exist in a hunter gatherer world as the decentralised nomadic low population nature of it does not give it a sufficient viral resevoir to keep sustaining itself. (Hunter Gatherer groups are maybe 20-150 people large, and rarely, like once or twice year, come in contact with others, so the virus wouldn’t be able to survive).

They believe life was more fulfilling before the agricultural revolution. Obviously they are aware of the tradeoff of letting go of modern medicine.

But anprims tend to think the tradeoff is worth it. In that in their view the only way to truly eliminate hierarchy and oppression is to eliminate the technology that supports it. And just as states were only able to form after the agricultural revolution, they believe the nomadic nature of hunter gatherers makes states forming nearly impossible and thus lets them live in small decentralised egalitarian groups.

Their difference with regular anarchists is they think this is only achievable if we destroy technology. As they see technology as a monopoly by the state to oppress the masses and reinforce heirarchy.

I’m not an anprim, but I think it’s a fascinating ideology. And I wouldn’t call them “dumb” before you really understand what their views are. A great introduction might be “Against the Grain” by Yale Political Scientist and Anthropologist James C Scott, who was leading scientist on stateless socities and one of the most cited political scientists, until he passed away earlier this year. He was also a shepherd with a flock of sheep.

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If cockroaches went extinct, there would actually be some pretty significant effects on ecosystems. They’re not just pests; they play a crucial role as decomposers. Cockroaches help break down dead organic matter—stuff like leaves, wood, and even dead animals. Without them, you’d start to see a buildup of this kind of waste, and the whole process of nutrient recycling would slow down. This matters because a lot of plants rely on nutrients that get released when organic material decomposes. If that process stalls, it could disrupt plant growth and soil health.

Plus, cockroaches are food for a ton of animals—birds, reptiles, small mammals, and other insects all rely on them. If they disappeared, it would mess with food chains, potentially leading to population drops in species that depend on them. And let’s not forget, cockroaches are also tied into the microbial world. They carry microorganisms that help break down certain materials, so their extinction could mess with those processes too.

So yeah, it’s easy to think the world would be better without them because they’re gross, but in reality, ecosystems would take a pretty big hit if cockroaches went extinct overnight.

Things add up. Total biomass of mosquitos is 5 million tons.

Also mosquitos are pollinators.

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In my culture we eat dinner more like 9pm.

Also “doing things” is usually not shopping. The abundant supermarkets next to the train stations let you do all needed errands on the way home from work.

They’ll still be jobs hiring. Like corner stores in my example.

But I’m willing to bet big money more people are forced to work night shifts they’d rather not work, than wish they were working night shifts.

Not to mention the societal costs and burden it brings on as it heavily impacts various health risks.

Maybe in the US. Where I live basically all retail ends between 5-7pm.

Nah forcing workers to survive mimum wage is hard enough. Don’t force them to work at the middle of the night.

Have a “petrol station/corner shop” open for emergencies.