For the vast majority of world history, human life - both culture and biology - was shaped by scarcity. Food, clothing, shelter, tools, and pretty much everything else had to be farmed or fabricated, at a very high cost in time and energy.

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Biology Both Clothing Cost Culture Else Energy Everything Food Had High History Human Human Life Life Majority Much Pretty Scarcity Shaped Shelter Time Tools Vast Vast Majority Very World World History

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