It seems like a general problem of our society that we value quantity over quality. Sadly, this also applies to our food system. Are you familiar with Weston Price and his investigations into tooth decay in the first half of the 20th century? The problems with our food are known since quite a long time.
Thanks for another great review and analysis. I never would have realized that Wisconsin's notoriety for both cheese and brewing had such dark origins.
Another great argument for a return to a natural way of life, and a critique of civilization and its "achievements". I'm not sure if you're aware of the fact that your writing is much appreciated in anarcho-primitivist circles? Much of what you write about basically buttresses things we've been saying for decades and gives them scientific credibility.
People often erroneously assume that primitivists "want to kill off billions of people" in order for a small privileged group to be able to live like hunter-gatherers, which is obviously utter nonsense. What we really strive for is to make ancestral and traditional ways of living available as good as possible, and a desirable political goal would be to focus on giving poor people the chance to practice simpler ways of living off the land. I'm working on an article exploring the implications of such efforts right now, in terms of food security and social justice.
It seems like a general problem of our society that we value quantity over quality. Sadly, this also applies to our food system. Are you familiar with Weston Price and his investigations into tooth decay in the first half of the 20th century? The problems with our food are known since quite a long time.
Thanks for another great review and analysis. I never would have realized that Wisconsin's notoriety for both cheese and brewing had such dark origins.
Another great argument for a return to a natural way of life, and a critique of civilization and its "achievements". I'm not sure if you're aware of the fact that your writing is much appreciated in anarcho-primitivist circles? Much of what you write about basically buttresses things we've been saying for decades and gives them scientific credibility.
People often erroneously assume that primitivists "want to kill off billions of people" in order for a small privileged group to be able to live like hunter-gatherers, which is obviously utter nonsense. What we really strive for is to make ancestral and traditional ways of living available as good as possible, and a desirable political goal would be to focus on giving poor people the chance to practice simpler ways of living off the land. I'm working on an article exploring the implications of such efforts right now, in terms of food security and social justice.
So, thank you, and keep up the good work!