Dangers of becoming complacent

[bigpaul]

(15 July 2023, 08:55)Sekwo Wrote:

(15 July 2023, 07:44)bigpaul Wrote:

(14 July 2023, 20:24)Sekwo Wrote:

(14 July 2023, 16:35)bigpaul Wrote: I would quite happily live a more simple life, I have before, but then I'm a bit of a luddite, more than happy when I'm grubbing in the soil or watching the animals.

I love the simple life, but I just don't like the backbreaking toil that is required to live the "simple life". However, we may not have a lot of choice on the matter, and then those who have learnt how to live the "simple life", stand a much higher chance of surviving.

it depends, if your just growing enough food to feed yourself and your family, not trying to grow a huge excess to sell then the simple life is doable.

It's doable, because our ancestors lived that way, but it wasn't a pleasant life. Any society given the chance to change, has always opted for the modern world.

Big problem with the modern world, is you get locked in, one generation in, and you've lost all the knowledge your ancestors had and are unable to survive without the modern world.

so you teach your offspring the knowledge and skills you have.
we dont need the modern world to survive, it just makes it more easy.