Against the Grain
How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization
by Richard Manning
A revisionist history that argues that we traded away much of our humanity in exchange for the little bit of security that agriculture promised.
A revisionist history that argues that we traded away much of our humanity in exchange for the little bit of security that agriculture promised.
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Five principles for embracing uncertainty.
Where to give all your precious fucks.
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