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Friend, go run the simulations at scale and get back to me before you keep peddling the religious belief that capitalism is the only way to feed billions.

You have no idea how to scale up collaboration due to separation from indigenous cultures that were praxised for tens of thousands of years & cultivated food forests across America without price tags.






I am sure you know this due to your extensive research and simulations but the average life span of the tribes you mentioned is in the low 20s... Some of your examples are even less than that.

Only 40% of the Aka and Mbuti actually survive to age 15 or greater

I look forward to you explaining how this is actually a good thing. Because currently it looks like your argument is that the 9 billion people on earth should adopt the life style of tiny groups of hunter gatherers that for the most part don't make it out of childhood and those that do generally die in their early 20s or younger.

For reference, the average lifespan in the United States is 77, so more than 3x, approaching 4x. Per your prior arguments, this is a genocide...


I am sure you've looked at this through a nuanced lens that examines the impact of colonialism on each of those tribes. I'm sure you've taken into account what's causing the deaths.

There's no way this is a dismissive colonially racist take without depth.

Longevity is not quality of life. This is still a culture that, despite all the modern world has done to these people, managed to survive 150k years. If longevity is what you're after, there's your longevity.

You're talking about averages, which ignores all the white supremacy embedded in these systems, ignores the decline of US lifespan, and especially ignores quality of life of those living in poverty.

From here on out, any further disingenuous comments get an AI response.




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