I'm not talking agrarian. I'm talking hunter gatherer. There wasn't a damned thing wrong with the lifestyles of the Native Americans, Aborigines or most of the tribes of Africa, UNTIL they were FORCED out of their nomadic hunter/gatherer lifestyle.
Yeah, people died from things that they don't now, but what most people don't seem to GET is that this planet is already HEAVILY over-populated. Frankly, when it comes to life, quality is more important than quantity. And I think the quality of the life of the average indigenous person 2,000 years ago was a helluva lot better, in terms of family relationship, friendships, emotional satisfaction and connectedness to the environment when compared to the modern commuter.
I think humans are becoming soulless, materialistic, empty shells (this comment has nothing to do with religion/spirituality, BTW).