Americans getting softer? What’s your opinion?

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   / Americans getting softer? What’s your opinion? #111  
Would one drop of Neanderthal blood count for anything?
 
   / Americans getting softer? What’s your opinion? #112  
Softness isn't about countries. It's about the declining necessity of physical activity to survive. The Neanderthals did not have grocery stores stocked by millions of farmers. They were hunter/gathers running around 24/7 to fight/kill animals for food. The whole human race is becoming softer because advanced technology has resulted in less physical activity needed by individuals.
I've read, many many times that, pre agricultural cultures, hunters/gatherers, had it pretty easy compared to us.

Again, time and time again, i've read they worked about 6 hours a day.
 
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i've read that much of our immune system can be traced to neanderthals
After watching MMA fights last night, you can see there’s still some Neanderthal blood out there.
But being able to pummel someone is not the tough I am worried about.
 
   / Americans getting softer? What’s your opinion? #115  
I've read, many many times that, pre agricultural cultures, hunters/gatherers, had it pretty easy compared to us.

Again, time and time again, i've read they worked about 6 hours a day.
I read an article written by an Anthropologist who had studied the skeletons of Neanderthals; seems they were pretty badly beat up; lots of broken bones from hunting large, aggressive animals. It was noted that that they were similar to the injuries suffered by modern day professional rodeo riders.
 
   / Americans getting softer? What’s your opinion? #116  
I read an article written by an Anthropologist who had studied the skeletons of Neanderthals; seems they were pretty badly beat up; lots of broken bones from hunting large, aggressive animals. It was noted that that they were similar to the injuries suffered by modern day professional rodeo riders.
LOL ... Yeah the Neanderthals were professional Mammoth riders. 🦣
 
   / Americans getting softer? What’s your opinion? #117  
We went to PBR in Shipshewana last night. There are still a few tough kids out there. The money helps. One of the bullfighters got thrown about 10 feet in the air and had the wind knocked out of him. After a 5 minute break he was back at it.
 
   / Americans getting softer? What’s your opinion? #118  
I've read, many many times that, pre agricultural cultures, hunters/gatherers, had it pretty easy compared to us.

Again, time and time again, i've read they worked about 6 hours a day.
Now don't go questioning the neanderthal's work ethic :ROFLMAO:
 
   / Americans getting softer? What’s your opinion? #119  
Back to the OP. From 1835 we have this; Somewhat prophetic.

“Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate. It does not tyrannise but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes, and stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
 
   / Americans getting softer? What’s your opinion? #120  
Back to the OP. From 1835 we have this; Somewhat prophetic.

“Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate. It does not tyrannise but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes, and stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
Spot on for today. Amazing that is from 1835 !
 
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