Hunting a mammoth may seem like a great idea. It would mean a lot of food for a whole tribe, but it would require hours of running after a huge animal and involve a high chance of getting killed. It would also require extreme energy from both you and your fellow hunters. Too much effort really, which is why prehistoric hunter-gatherer humans typically settled on a few hare traps and a handful of berries instead. “People are more attracted to doing nothing.
