Why Your Ancestors Worked Less Than You

You wake up, commute, sit at a desk for 8+ hours, answer emails at night… and call it progress. But many anthropologists argue our hunter-gatherer ancestors spent far fewer hours "working" — and far more time resting, talking, and being together. So how did humanity go from campfires under acacia trees to burnout at office desks? In this video we look at how farming, cities, money and the industrial revolution changed what "work" means — and whether we really got the better deal. 👇 Would you trade your job for life around the campfire? Tell me in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe to The Far Away for history that sounds unbelievable — but actually happened. #history #work #huntergatherers #burnout #anthropology #thefaraway