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Comment author: [deleted] 18 August 2011 08:14:33PM 1 point [-]

The Polynesians and Chinese of those periods were not foragers -- both societies practiced extensive agriculture supplemented by hunting and gathering, as in preindustrial Europe.

Comment author: gwern 19 August 2011 02:00:42AM 1 point [-]

I never said they were foragers; I thought the quotes were interesting from the controlling population perspective.

Comment author: [deleted] 19 August 2011 02:43:18AM 0 points [-]

My apologies -- skimmed rather than read in detail and missed the purpose of your comment. Reply left up anyway since it may clarify terminology and definitions re: foragers for anyone who happens uipon the thread later. Thank you for clarifying!