[blam]

"We can return to be hunter/gatherers if we will accept high infant mortality, short life spans, and the loss of ten thousand years of accumulated knowledge."

Only if the population is reduced by about 95%.

[JimSEA]

I think I will keep my water buffalo, plow, seeds and books (along with 95% of my neighbors - as irritating as they frequently are). The author of this piece can take Noam Chomsky and gather nuts to their hearts content.

[Daralundy]

Yes I think the population of the world was only about 10 million before agriculture.