seadan83 4 days ago

How do you hunt for dinner in a cold winter? I appreciate your glibness, I was equally glib when I wrote "everyone"

  • wrycoder 4 days ago

    Well, you put on your furs and go hunting. Tracking is easier in the snow. Or you stay in your shelter and eat some jerky. And, I'm not being glib - life was simple and you did what I said.

    • seadan83 3 days ago

      Okay, and when your feisty neighbors take all your jerky and have hunted all the animals that are not in hibernating - then what?

      While "simple", that does not equate to abundant nor easy. Or, would you agree that there was plenty of abundance even during northern winters?

      If there was such abundance, and things were as simple as hunting every now and then- why so many famines in history [1]? Surely any cause of famine could be remediated by going out and doing a little more hunting?

      [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famines

      • antimemetics 3 days ago

        Simple doesn’t mean it’s easy or without risk