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“People obtain a direct and immediate return from their labor,” he explained. “They go out hunting or gathering and eat the food obtained the same day or casually over the days that follow. Food is neither elaborately processed nor stored. They use relatively simple, portable, utilitarian, easily acquired, replaceable tools and weapons made with real skill but not involving a great deal of labor.”3
Work: A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots
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