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Modern men “worst in history” from a physical standpoint

Modern humanity doesn’t have it so bad, right? Humans in modern, industrialized societies have conquered pitfalls that would have killed our ancestors – most of us don’t worry about starvation, infectious disease, parasites, being killed by predatory animals, and so on. Unfortunately, claims Australian anthropologist Peter McAllister, the same industrial revolution that has given many [...]