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by gr8r 776 days ago
One way to interpret parent kubielid - he is referring to the infinite rat race for diminishing marginal returns.

> all of human history worked

And you are also correct. They probably had a tough life and for those humans, the reward was survival and more. I can only imagine waking up on a cold morning, no running water, stepping out on the fields, using average manual tools. They probably stuck around in groups.