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Are humans fundamentally good? (with Rutger Bregman)

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Nomadicantogatte

There are striking similarities between all these nomadicantogatte tribes around the globe. They're relatively healthy compared to farmers and city dwellers who came later. The hunter-gatherer seems to be a healthier way of life. You work like 20, 30 hours a week maybe. And also when you think about infection diseases, you've got to remember that most infection diseases are products of civilisation. So malaria and polio and COVID-19. These are all sort of products of civilisation, I think.

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