Transtrender here.
When I was typing out that very last letter, I knew I was just typing out my raw feelings about hunting and the significance of food. I didn't feel like I had an actual 'solution to propose'. but I feel like humans still retain a lot of their basic.... instincts from the days when most everyone had to hunt or find food in some way. I suppose my 'solution' is just that I should've gone hunting earlier in my life. I could've, and my family wanted me to, but I got distracted by all that dumb social shit I've been describing, before those plans came to fruiton.
because now that I've actually... seen the circle of life, it makes me appreciate grocery stores as a helpful service that people provide for eachother. and I suppose it also could make me feel like I could provide and give to other people, rather than how I used to endlessly take, and was the benefactor of other's services..
I think that children being able to see themselves as a part of the natural world is integral to developing a strong and healthy mind, or at least to understanding a very great deal about the world. There are things that won't be learned by sitting in a classroom, or reading a book.
It's also true that classrooms and books are fantastic for teaching other things. To each its own respect.
Very worthwhile insights, and I think it's possible I read slightly different things into your last ask which show up in my response. I'm also not sure I should stand by what I said there -- it didn't seem to be met with any affirmation and instead got a little pushback from @postsforposting (parts of which I still disagree with) out of which I can extract a point or two (in particular, that in the more struggle-to-survive societies there is still time for reflection and introspection while doing menial tasks) which may effectively challenge my thesis. I think most likely I'm onto something that needs to be articulated, and you're onto some variation of it, but the thesis as I presented it may need adjusting and your raw viewpoint could probably use further developing.
I still stand behind a general notion that the more focused we are on the "basics" of existence, the less room we have to introspect and analyze and interrogate both grander societal questions and our own categories and individual roles within society. And while this introspection/analyzing/interrogation is on the net a very good thing and a luxury we should be grateful for, we should also be wary that it has certain downsides and can lead us astray and/or into a certain type of apathy/depression. But a more precise formulation of this concept may require some more thinking on my part.
I think that children being able to see themselves as a part of the natural world is integral to developing a strong and healthy mind, or at least to understanding a very great deal about the world.
I like the way you put this, and am concerned about the downsides of the very, very visible decade-by-decade trend away from this type of childhood experience, even if it has been a net positive.
