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A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide To The 21st Century

What You Will Learn

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Chesterton's Fence

In the twentieth century, doctors declared large intestines and the appendix was useless. The same can be said about god's breast milk or night life beyond 12 midnight. People who were aware at the time of darwinian trade offs should have been aware of this chesterton fence. And when hsituations come up in our lives, we should be trying to be smart enough to think about what are the evolutionary and adaptive benefits to it before we start yanking it out.

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