You should probably revisit your assumption that life in paleolithic times was necessarily so terrible. I believed this by default as well before actually reading up on the topic. Let&#x27;s start with the data we have:
1. From bones, we know that the average height decreased as people started farming. Bones became more fragile, teeth less healthy etc. This was probably caused by a worse diet and more disease.
2. By studying hunter gatheres in today&#x27;s Africa, we know they spend less than 5 hours a day hunting and gathering. They spend much more time than us relaxing and socializing.
3. From bones we know that hunter gatherers very rarely showed signs of violent deaths (counter to the stereotype).<p>I&#x27;m sure there is conflicting research about this, but it&#x27;s clearly not as cut and dry as you make it seem.<p>So if life in paleolithic times was actually pretty decent, why did people start doing agriculture you might ask? Because hunter gatherers would inevitably be conquered by those who did, because farming can support more people, leave a surplus than can feed armies, and give the opportunity to invent new technology. Hunting and gathering never produces such a surplus, and wild resources are only enough for smaller tribes.<p>That&#x27;s not to say we&#x27;d be better off living like hunter gatherers today, but we should probably keep an open mind. Maybe we can learn something about how to best live our lives.