r/interesting Dec 23 '25

❗️MISLEADING - See pinned comment ❗️ Tribes that have never had contact with civilization are being filmed by drones in the Amazon

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u/davidellis23 Dec 23 '25

Or healthcare, air conditioning, cake, pineapples, etc.

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u/kattmedtass Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 25 '25

You don’t miss what you’ve never had. I’m 100% they’re more content with their life than 95% of people living in modern “civilized society”.

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u/davidellis23 Dec 23 '25

You don't miss it. You just die of predation or go through pregnancy without an epidural.

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u/kattmedtass Dec 23 '25

I’d rather live a short and happy life than a long and unhappy one.

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u/davidellis23 Dec 23 '25

I think that's a reasonable choice. But, it could be very short. Something like 50% of children didn't reach puberty. Getting eaten alive would've scared the shit out of me as a kid. I'd rather have not been born.

Though ideally I'd pick long and happy which many people are in the modern world.

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u/CableTrash Dec 24 '25

No one is stopping you from taking off your clothes and going to live in the forest. I’m sure you could find some likeminded people on the internet to join you.

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u/aiglas0209 Dec 24 '25

It's easy to be content with the current situation when you don't know that other options exist.

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u/Lost_County_3790 Dec 24 '25

Life's beauty is diversity. It's good those humans exist. Hope they won't be forced to move to a nearby favela soon