Mothers and Others, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy – page 162; The AKA tribe, both parents spend a lot of time with offspring, since AKA fathers are in camp often, they remain within eyesight of babies 88% of the time  – highest paternal figure for any human society -Hewlett 1998, Tables 16.4 and 16.6 – See also Konner 2005 for overview . Resulting in secure/safe relationships due to amount of time available through leisure = more time parenting, comparative minimal time devoted to ‘economic’ activity (2009)

See also Our Babies Ourselves for references on economic needs affecting social relationships. These references are in response to someone saying that a post capitalist society, where AI takes over the grunt work, leaving citizens to ‘work’ less and pursue passions, seems like a luxury for westerners only. While it is critical and right to be aware of how some non-western societies are struggling to survive, never mind pursue passions, there are two points to consider. Looking at pre-agrarian societies we see a long history of more equalised balance between economic and non-economic activities (in some cases). And also, we might think about the impact western governments, capitalist – based economic policies have had on poorer nations, effectively colonising them through the World Bank at times (Dialectics of Liberation, Verso, 2015)

Also, Frithjof Bergman whose talk I recorded here a few weeks ago, has worked with communities in Michigan, poor though, not rich  – people who suffer under capitalism. He has worked elsewhere in non-western countries, albeit societies that have been affected by western economic history -i.e. colonisation.  And importantly states he is thinking globally in New Work.  Available again here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lUjZipbwX0