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Video | Happiness & Satisfaction

Dead Wrong: Hunting & Gathering

Our hunter/gatherer ancestors were lucky. They didn’t have to work more than 12 to 19 hours a week for food, they had decent health, and many were peaceful. It seems like mankind’s happy childhood. Dead Wrong.

Johan Norberg — May 9, 2018

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    Johan Norberg is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the author of, "Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future."

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