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		juan_juarez on Feb 15, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stop Working More than 40 Hours a Week A farmer working a 40 (60... 70... 80...) hour week can produce enough food to feed hundreds of people, freeing them up to do other things. If you've ever played Civilization, agriculture is a prerequisite to doing any sort of technological development.

flyinRyan on Feb 15, 2013 [–]

>If you've ever played Civilization, agriculture is a prerequisite to doing any sort of technological development.

What on earth do you think this proves?

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