[PaulDavisThe1st]

But the reasonably reliable provision of calories via agriculture is what allows the size of stable societies to grow, and also what more closely tethers them to particular places.

As I^HYuval would say, those are the things that help start the long journey to the mess we're today.

[X6S1x6Okd1st]

While I totally agree that it is necessary for the problems we have today, I disagree that it's obviously bad or necessarily creates many of these problems.