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by AlstZam 1882 days ago
It was for the last 11 000 years. With variabilities, but based on demographic only it was pretty scalable and sustainable.
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Most of humanity was suffering for the past 11000 years. Almost everyone lived in extreme poverty.
A mere 125 years ago it required the majority of the US workforce to farm enough food for people to eat. The mechanization of agriculture enabled much of the technological and cultural progress of the past couple centuries.
A lot of slave labor was involved in the last 11 000 years.