Asking Hunter-Gatherers Life's Toughest Questions

The Hadza Tribe or Hadzabe are a remote African Tribe of Hunter-Gatherers in African country of Tanzania. A few months ago, I was lucky to enough to be able to join them on a hunt to baboons. We didn't catch any, so we decided to return to try again. Right before raiding the baboon camp, I took a quiet moment to ask Soloco, the tribe's leader some of life's deepest questions. These were his responses.

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[jackdog]

“We believe the body goes to the sun but whatever, we don’t really know.”
Now that’s a good answer.

[samoria]

"What is your greatest fear?"
"Lions"
Well, can't argue with that

[krabbcake]

It feels like everyone expected them to be some deeply spiritual people but they are just incredibly practical. Less time to make up problems when you are busy surviving.

[thePronto]

I once asked some Mayan people, who had *very* few material posessions, what was their most valued possession, and they agreed it was their machete. I asked them what they would do if someone stole their machete, and they wondered why anyone would steal a machete, because 'everybody has one'.

[totalweirdo]

Wife: I bet he's thinking about baboons
Husband: Thinking about baboons

[TheFuryeagle]

The industrialist said to the fisherman, "Why are you napping under a tree?" "Because I've caught enough fish for the day." "Why don't you catch more?" "Why would I do that?" "So you can buy more nets, a bigger boat, go out into deeper waters, then buy a whole fleet of boats and be rich like me." "Then what?" "Well, then you can enjoy life." The fisherman: "What do you think I'm doing now?"

[makingthematrix]

"What do you fear the most?"
"Lions."

I didn't see that coming. But... yes. Lions. It puts things in perspective.

[SuperMrHiggins]

"we don't really know." man has heroic levels of honesty right there.

[Nick-nytw]

“So what is the meaning of life?”
“I don’t know, but we are going to get those baboons.”

[monster]

“What’s your greatest fear?”
“Lions”

Literally the most practical answer he could have given, and I accept it.

[ktmdm]

I don’t care where on earth you are, you will always find a dude who imitates sounds of thing to help tell a story. I love it.

[grimgrahamch.]

This was something I had to watch as an anthropology nerd. This tribe seems to be the last remaining echo of what life was like in the paleolithic age. Before agriculture. Before architecture. The answers given were surprisingly simple, and that in and of itself shows how practices like agriculture have impacted societies across the globe. I hope someone has this video archived somewhere. It's a profound piece of work.

[Semperidem]

I love how he listens and answers the questions but his mind is too busy with baboons. ''Those damn baboons are up to something.''

[PauloNideck]

"If we have meat, honey, and water we are happy."

- simpler times

[HonestlyJustSomeGuy]

"But, whatever, we don't really know."
I love that response so much.

[diosdehuecomundo]

Maslow's Pyramid is a good explanation for this difference in worldviews. When you're busy in one tier of needs like safety, food, and community you're not really bothered by stuff like "what's the meaning of life" and self-actualization. In a way that might seem peaceful to us, but I think most of us can't even imagine the hardships of survival.

[V_Reimagined]

Best lesson I learned about this: they are present. Worries=food, safety, current happiness. They don't spend much time in the past and don't really worry about the future. They stay ready for whatever comes.

[moonhunter]

This was funny in a kind of wholesome way... I am sure after the interview they turned to each other: "This weird guy kept on asking crazy questions"

[jakubpociecha]

I appreciate how Sokolo imitates the sounds of various animals to make his point get across

[trentbrown]

"We believe they go into the sun. But whatever, we don't really know"

He's right, bless this man. 🙏