Hunter Gatherer Free Time
When reading Diamond's article on mankind's mistake of transitioning from hunter gatherer to an agrarian society, the topic of their leisure time stood out. The idea that these groups of hunters spent all hours of the day getting food seems like an impossible lifestyle for anyone to have, and it makes much more sense for their skills to be sufficient enough to feed a small group easily for the majority of the time (96). Just because these groups may not have had the ability, resources, or willingness to make massive long lasting monuments doesn't mean that a rich culture didn't exist in other ways within their respective communities(98).
When thinking on how hunter gather societies probably lived their lives it reminds me a lot of Epicureanism. While the societies may not have focused on hedonism like Epicurus did, the way that they most likely spent time would align with his ideas on how to pursue pleasure. These societies probably lived very moderately, did not have any artificial desires, and had emphasis on friendship within their community. While I don't believe these hunter gathers probably thought about the universe like Epicurus did, their culture was without a doubt rich on ideas about the world.