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[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

middle class constraint can be relaxed for hunter-gatherer societies.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Could one feasibly claim that the less hunter-gatherer we are, the less egalitarian we are, societally?

[–] 10001110101@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

I've heard it claimed social stratification didn't really start happening until agriculture; that's when you see many small residential structures and a few large ones. On the other hand, it allowed for specialization and the pursuit of arts and sciences (at least for the elite).