Konkvistador comments on LW Women- Minimizing the Inferential Distance - LessWrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 28 November 2012 10:04:01AM 4 points [-]

Honestly, we don't know enough about what the average Paleolithic social structure looked like to advocate effectively for it, even if we wanted to.

I agree with this. Even modern examples of tribes with tech not far above that level aren't representative due to marginal terrain and interaction with other groups.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 28 November 2012 04:43:49PM 2 points [-]

Also, modern paleolithic societies might be different from early paleolithic societies due to change over time-- it would surprise me if there wasn't gradual improvement in their tools, and there would also be random cultural changes.