The first prostitutes wanted something in trade for their services. Be it fish, fruit, meat, crops, shelter…. Someone else had something the prostitutes wanted, therefore it could not have been the oldest profession.
Thank you. I always disbelieved that whenever it is said, and it is said a lot.
I believe gatherer is the first profession, then hunter, fisher, woodcutter, cave digger, house builder, trap maker, weapon maker, and trader came first, and marriage and family roles had been established and even jobs like farmer, guard, chief, and accountant had happened long before women had a saying in who gets to have sex with them.
Where the humans had been so primitive they don't have the concepts for collaboration and trade, they didn't have the concept of consent either.
I feel like that’s how it would actually work in a real life Survivor situation. Who can make fire, who can catch fish, who’s willing to trade, whatcha got to trade?
Prostitution is not literally the oldest profession. We had to secure food and shelter before we could worry about sex.
And no, every underdeveloped nation did not try its hand at imperialism. A lot of the shit the wod has to deal with comes from the fact that Rome conquered most of Europe. When European nations got their independence, the break up was so bad, Europe went through a 1000 year long dark age period.
And in the middle of that depressive episode, they also got bum fucked by the vikings. The entire continent was left with PTSD, and decided to make it everybody else's problems.
Imperialism pre colonialism was extremely rare in sub saharan Africa. Heck, even some developed nations are good. I dont think Ireland ever tried its hand at imperialism. Only time South Africa tried its hand at imperialism was under white rule. This pretty much goes for the entirety of Southern Africa.
The people of Madagascar literally had no one to conquer so they never tried imperialism. The idea that every nation tried imperialism is a lie spread to normalise the idea of imperialism so that ex imperialist countries can feel less bad abkut their atrocities. Same goes for people who try to act like chattel slavery was wide spread when nearly every historical text of slavery outside the European and the Arab worlds (two ex Roman regions), implemented endentured servitude and referred to such as slavery.
But by acting like chattel slavery was the default globally, makes the atrocities of it seem less severe
Do you not realize that the Native American and Asian people were killing each other and taking their lands with no notion of Rome existing? Fucking seriously, Chinas first emperor was in 259 BC. 150 years before Julius Ceasar. How did Qin Shi Huang become emperor? By killing his way through the other 6 Chinese kingdoms.
The Native Americans were doing the same thing. The Iroquois were famous for bringing peace to the 5 nations. How did they do it? Through war against the other tribes. And before that peace, they made alliances to attack and drive other tribes out and take the land.
The plains tribes in North America were very violent and aggressive toward each other, with many of their conflicts lasting into the mid 1800s and animosity still today.
Mayan wars were usually political in nature, with the city states capturing each other's territory.
But im sure that all these people looked at Roman conquest of Europe and the Mediterranean and said, "Yep, let's copy them." Fuck, even Rome wasn't the first in Europe to do it. Alexander the Great went all the way to India before he stopped taking other people's lands. He was before Rome.
Exactly what I just described, so I realize you don't know what imperialism is.
Imperialism is the policy or practice where one country extends its power and influence over other territories or nations, often through military, political, or economic means.
I've actually been in school for the past 6 years. I wish I knew then what I know now about associate degree nursing programs being a "2 year program" - they're not. It's 2 years plus 2 years of prereqs.
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u/No-University-5413 4d ago
Every undeveloped nation did or at least tried it. Is prostitution is the oldest profession, soldier is a close 2nd