Hunter Gathers - A Forager's Paradise

Before long, it was assumed by almost everyone that foragers represented a separate stage of social development. The image of tiny egaltern bands corresponded perfectly to what those weaned on the legacy of rousseau felt hunter gathers ought to have been like. According to these revisionist scholars, far from having anything to teach us in terms of how our ancestors lived, or in terms of the potential for human galetarianism and liberty, the calaharry bushmen were actually just a bunch of sad losers.