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Plenty of hunter gatherer tribes still around for the people crazy enough to want to join them

• lodovic 6y ago
  It is not likely any of them will gladly accept new members.
  • winston_smith 6y ago
    Gaining acceptance by a tribe and finding ways to not die if you ever become disfavored seems like part of the whole hunter-gatherer package, don't you think? They tend not to be very wealthy by modern standards. Maybe you could ingratiate yourself to them with them gifts of things that require modern manufacturing infrastructure.
    • ClumsyPilot 6y ago
      Your argument literally defeats itself. You were born into the tribe, and stayed there your entire life. Also there were no laws on hunting, setting traps, etc.
      • winston_smith 6y ago
        Golly, if hunter-gathering means I'm stuck in whatever group I was born in, and that other more organized groups can keep us off their turf, then maybe hunter-gathering just isn't that great.
        • dang 6y ago
          We've banned this account for using HN primarily (exclusively? I skimmed your history and didn't see a single exception) for political and ideological battle. It's not what this site is for, and it destroys what it is for, so we ban accounts that do it regardless of which side they're battling for. You've also broken the site guidelines frequently with snark and attacks on other users. Not cool. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
          • winston_smith 6y ago
            Upon reflection, you're right. Thanks for the wake-up call.