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Why did it take so long until we gave up a hunter-gatherer existence in favor of an existence as agricultural settlers? And why did it take more than another 10,000 years until mankind’s seemingly final escape from the Malthusian trap? From Chapter 2, "From The Malthusian Trap To the Industrial Revolution: Reflections on Social Evolution". Narrated by Millian Quinteros.
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