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Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works

Anon reflects on the most prosperous time in human history (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Animals spend a lot of time doing nothing. Not sleeping, just sitting around:

Contrary to the perceptions of nature as a well-oiled machine, we see inactivity in all corners of the animal kingdom. In fact, it seems that many creatures spend the majority of their time inactive, which is defined as time that an individual is awake but not engaging in any specific task or activity. Observations of animals have shown that some creatures spend between 75% (lions) to 85% (hummingbirds) of their time being at rest. That’s a lot of time doing nothing!

There's also estimates that hunter-gatherers only work 15-20 hours per week.