2650 words One of the first things that pops into people’s minds when they hear about hunter-gatherers is most likely the myth of the ‘Noble Savage’—the belief that those who do not have civilization are ‘good’, whereas civilization corrupts Man. This myth, though, has been put to bed numerous times, like in Steven Pinker’s 2003 … Continue reading Thoughts On Diseases of Civilization: Romanticizing the Hunter-Gatherer’s Diet