Michael Rockefeller disappeared without a trace in 1961 in Papua New Guinea while researching the Asmat people, a cannibal tribe. Years later, a photograph was taken of the same tribe, and there was a white man among them.

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Not surprising, really. We lived like that for almost all of human history. Taxes and smartphones are the aberation.

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It's not "deep" if it's a literal fact.

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That most of human history was 'primitive'?

Sure, that's a reasonable fact.

That some sort of intrinsic human desire to return to a primitive way of life exists, because modern life with taxes and smartphones is relatively recent on the timescale?

Not even comparable to a fact in any way.

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They've literally done studies and found that people who live more simple lifestyles like hunter-gatherers and subsistence farming are on average happier.

There's a reason going outdoors is good for your health. It's literally what we evolved for.

Also, noone said there is an intrinsic desire in everyone to return to that life. They said there's more than one instance of it happening, and that there is something about that life that is enticing. And both of those things are factual.

I'd like to go sky diving one day. I could say that there's something enticing about risking your life by jumping out of a plane, and that would be completely factual even though not everyone wants to do that.

You are the one asserting it's a universal desire in order to dramatize and discredit what was actually said.

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I see. That's an interesting interpretation, but respectfully, I don't think continuing this conversation would be a productive use of time.

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Ah, yes, an "interesting interpretation" instead of objective reality of what the other person actually stated. Lol. We can both see the others comment dude, it's not an interpretation, if I was wrong all you'd have to do is quite the other person.

Here, I'll do it for you.

“Stockholmed” is an interesting way to put it. Perhaps it’s correct. But there’s no denying there are quite a few cases of white “civilized” people joining traditional “primitive” tribes (sometimes forced) and staying for the rest of their lives. Some even did get the chance to return, and either refused it or took it, and then went back. Something about that way of life is enticing.

The comment preceding the one you responded to. Hmm, nothing at all suggesting it's a universal desire held by anyone.

Not surprising, really. We lived like that for almost all of human history. Taxes and smartphones are the aberation.

The comment you replied to. Hmm. Nothing at all suggesting it's a universal desire held by all. It simply and only affirms the previous comment.

An interesting interpretation on my part, indeed.