Ours is a critical time in the cultural evolution of humanity that is likely to shape our long-term future, or lack thereof. As a species, we have been on
If you want a detailed look on the topic, there’s “The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity”, a book by Graeber and Wengrow, which also talks about the huge diversity of social models in old communities of humans.
It’s impossible to say what prehistoric people were thinking or wanting. You can only look at how they lived their lives, or how later peoples organized their society. The main thing is that there isn’t one way of living, some societies were hierarchical and probably materialistic based on grave goods and burials, some societies clearly had prosocial tendencies based on remains of people with disabilities showing care and nourishment.
All societies must necessarily be prosocial, it’s how our species evolved to survive, just like prosocial tendencies are necessary for ants.
But that’s different from saying we didn’t evolve to be selfish like the post’s article claims. Humans are always trying to get what they themselves want, even if that’s just a drink or a blanket to keep warm.
If you want a detailed look on the topic, there’s “The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity”, a book by Graeber and Wengrow, which also talks about the huge diversity of social models in old communities of humans.
Do they claim that any of the humans in these communities live their lives not trying to get what they want?
It’s impossible to say what prehistoric people were thinking or wanting. You can only look at how they lived their lives, or how later peoples organized their society. The main thing is that there isn’t one way of living, some societies were hierarchical and probably materialistic based on grave goods and burials, some societies clearly had prosocial tendencies based on remains of people with disabilities showing care and nourishment.
All societies must necessarily be prosocial, it’s how our species evolved to survive, just like prosocial tendencies are necessary for ants.
But that’s different from saying we didn’t evolve to be selfish like the post’s article claims. Humans are always trying to get what they themselves want, even if that’s just a drink or a blanket to keep warm.