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> Our hunter gatherer ancestors entire lives were centered around their next meal.

No more so than today. How much time was devoted to survival varies a lot depending on where in the world we're talking about, but a surprisingly large portion of our hunter-gatherer ancestors spent less time devoted to these activities than we do today.

Such a weak response. There was a time I couldn't not crap in my own pants. But because of societies expectations, I learned not to.

You are making an excuse for poor behavior so that you can feel better or at least not look as bad to others. There is no reason society can't change. We no longer crap our pants, we no longer dump piss/crap in the streets, even though modern plumbing comes with a monthly expense.

I don't know many hunter gatherers but you can observe a lot of animals around and they uniformly do not have money and not really currency. They do devote quite a lot of time to their next meal, also quite often mating and fighting, although not always. Not to say it's better or worse but you can do life without currency.