life$tyle on Nostr: I think it's really important not to try and draw distinctions between "primitive" ...
I think it's really important not to try and draw distinctions between "primitive" and modern people; regardless of era, the limitations on humanity are its political systems.
Check out "Fall of Civilizations" podcast on Youtube (The videos are all just stock footage edited together but overall the production is really well done). Every era and people have their own unique stories and circumstances which are fascinating in their own way, but in my mind the importance of studying them is drawing the parallels and finding the throughline that connects to us.
Or, as you alluded to, maybe the throughline is just the inevitability of the decline of all human societies and the necessity of humility in the face of that fact.
Check out "Fall of Civilizations" podcast on Youtube (The videos are all just stock footage edited together but overall the production is really well done). Every era and people have their own unique stories and circumstances which are fascinating in their own way, but in my mind the importance of studying them is drawing the parallels and finding the throughline that connects to us.
Or, as you alluded to, maybe the throughline is just the inevitability of the decline of all human societies and the necessity of humility in the face of that fact.