For the vast amount of human evolution, just saying “fuck it” for a couple days and not doing shit wasn’t really a big deal.
3 square meals is a relatively new thing, and even without a community to support them during those periods, a couple days without food wouldn’t kill someone. And at the end you’d have a clear goal and motivation, which would pull you out of the funk.
Hell. Moping might have even been a safety mechanism. If you’re always out running around when you don’t need resources, you’re risking you’re safety for nothing. Evolutionarily speaking, it’s unnecessary risks.
That’s not really a great comparison when you consider that for the vast amount of human evolution, most people were NOT increasing shareholder value.
Capitalism. It’s capitalism. Is always capitalism.
That would’ve saved us all 20 mins reading that
