Jared Diamond Essay
August 28th, 2013
YooSeob Jung
Jared Diamond Essay
730 words
In the modern time period lifestyle in which we live in now, it is a very common belief that agriculture was one of the greatest turning points in history. It had made our life much more convenient. Producing food wasn’t such a big issue anymore. To some, the change from hunter-gatherers to farmers is referred to as the most enlightening gift ever given to the human race. As though all these people consider it as a positive, some choose not to accept it. A fitting example would be Jared Diamond, and his rebellious essay, “Agriculture: The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race.” In this article of writing, Diamond argues that with agriculture came the gross social and sexual inequality, the disease and despotism that curse our existence. The actual question is, do people agree? Has this convinced many that agriculture was the bad road for humanity? In my opinion, I agree with Diamond due to the inequality of the sexes, the issues with the people’s health, and the problems with dense population. First of all, the event of agriculture had stirred up the encouragement of the progressive separation of roles between the men and the women. For further evidence, we take a look at our generation. As many will notice, the sexism still exists to this day, due to media, and much more. As the agricultural society developed, women had been made to be the carriers of the burden that men bring upon on them. Back at the time, farming women tended to have more frequent pregnancies due to the numerous amounts of work, which required more hands. This caused their health to drain, and giving them a harder time to finish off the burden. No doubt, this farming experience made it harder for women to take care of their child. Again, it still does exist to this day between married couples. I believe that was the point in time where the roles between the men and women were divided permanently: Women with a huge
YooSeob Jung
Jared Diamond Essay
730 words
In the modern time period lifestyle in which we live in now, it is a very common belief that agriculture was one of the greatest turning points in history. It had made our life much more convenient. Producing food wasn’t such a big issue anymore. To some, the change from hunter-gatherers to farmers is referred to as the most enlightening gift ever given to the human race. As though all these people consider it as a positive, some choose not to accept it. A fitting example would be Jared Diamond, and his rebellious essay, “Agriculture: The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race.” In this article of writing, Diamond argues that with agriculture came the gross social and sexual inequality, the disease and despotism that curse our existence. The actual question is, do people agree? Has this convinced many that agriculture was the bad road for humanity? In my opinion, I agree with Diamond due to the inequality of the sexes, the issues with the people’s health, and the problems with dense population. First of all, the event of agriculture had stirred up the encouragement of the progressive separation of roles between the men and the women. For further evidence, we take a look at our generation. As many will notice, the sexism still exists to this day, due to media, and much more. As the agricultural society developed, women had been made to be the carriers of the burden that men bring upon on them. Back at the time, farming women tended to have more frequent pregnancies due to the numerous amounts of work, which required more hands. This caused their health to drain, and giving them a harder time to finish off the burden. No doubt, this farming experience made it harder for women to take care of their child. Again, it still does exist to this day between married couples. I believe that was the point in time where the roles between the men and women were divided permanently: Women with a huge