New book, "If You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy?" - I was reading the review in the Atlantic Monthly. It's very interesting. But the author assumes that humans lived in a state of want and fear until the rise of civilization. What nonsense! I know that before the invention of agriculture, humans lived comfortably for more than 200,000 years. I believe that the Stone Age was the time of luxury.
So, with that idea in mind, I sense that the author is an economist who is waking up, slowly. That's all I have to say about it. Anyway I recommend the article, it's great.
In other news, I stepped on a bees' nest. I received only one sting. I'm proud of myself for walking away calmly, and not killing the pollinators. The sting itches a bit, just enough distraction to keep me from writing a longer opinion on that article.
