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124 reviews for:
A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
Heather E. Heying, Bret Weinstein
3.25 AVERAGE
124 reviews for:
A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
Heather E. Heying, Bret Weinstein
3.25 AVERAGE
4+
Answered lots of questions I didn't know I have
Still, I found this book to be overly pessimistic and conservative
Answered lots of questions I didn't know I have
Still, I found this book to be overly pessimistic and conservative
3.5 stars. I enjoyed this a lot as a psychological analysis of comparing today’s clouded habits with our human nature. However, some things were so cut-and-dry in reflecting on how things used to be that it didn’t come off progressively, even though it wanted to. Additionally, yes modern education is certainly a form of childcare, as we learned from the beginning of the pandemic and surprise quarantines after that. But as a teacher, their description of what the school system performs made me sad rather than inquisitive of what I’m a part of.
This is a self help book under the guise of science. Little science with a lot of anecdotal life tips.
challenging
informative
fast-paced
This was definitely an interesting listen. I don’t have PHDs like the authors but i suspect some of their claims need to be taken with a pinch of salt.
Medicine is a trade off yes and all drugs have side effects. But suggesting kids with broken arms shouldn’t seek medical help could be seen as neglectful parenting. And how many accidents did they have on their field trips!?
I’m all on board with trying to look at what we evolved for and seeing where there are mismatch with our modern day lives but I kept coming across lines and ideas thrown in which I imagine could be extremely upsetting to some people. From memory I remember some suggestions about transgender individuals, homosexuals, women, and almost anyone following a religion. Maybe I misinterpreted the intention but there were a few times I stopped and thought “did they really just say that!?”
Oh, and could Covid really have been cured overnight if we’d all just gone outside? Somehow I doubt it…
Overall an interesting listen with some good ideas, but I feel rather confused about whether I’m offended or inspired now that I’ve finished it.
Medicine is a trade off yes and all drugs have side effects. But suggesting kids with broken arms shouldn’t seek medical help could be seen as neglectful parenting. And how many accidents did they have on their field trips!?
I’m all on board with trying to look at what we evolved for and seeing where there are mismatch with our modern day lives but I kept coming across lines and ideas thrown in which I imagine could be extremely upsetting to some people. From memory I remember some suggestions about transgender individuals, homosexuals, women, and almost anyone following a religion. Maybe I misinterpreted the intention but there were a few times I stopped and thought “did they really just say that!?”
Oh, and could Covid really have been cured overnight if we’d all just gone outside? Somehow I doubt it…
Overall an interesting listen with some good ideas, but I feel rather confused about whether I’m offended or inspired now that I’ve finished it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia
Would have been less of a waste of time to hate-read weird sexist subreddits.
informative
informative
medium-paced
informative
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Classism
I was hoping for a book that would encourage me to embrace ancestral practices in the modern world, but what I got was exhortation in eschewing modern medicine and other modern conveniences of all kinds.
The premise of this book is that all new things should be treated with suspicion, which is why it comes as no surprise that outside the pages of this book, the authors are spreading misinformation online about lifesaving vaccines and promoting alternative treatments for covid (which coincidentally are more dangerous than the vaccines and were also developed by pharmaceutical companies).
If I had been familiar with the authors before reading, I would have skipped it. Even excepting their current online rhetoric, I am not more knowledgeable or prepared to take on the modern world because of this book.
The premise of this book is that all new things should be treated with suspicion, which is why it comes as no surprise that outside the pages of this book, the authors are spreading misinformation online about lifesaving vaccines and promoting alternative treatments for covid (which coincidentally are more dangerous than the vaccines and were also developed by pharmaceutical companies).
If I had been familiar with the authors before reading, I would have skipped it. Even excepting their current online rhetoric, I am not more knowledgeable or prepared to take on the modern world because of this book.