Full Idea
Selection pressures of hunter-gatherer existence have persisted for over 99 percent of human genetic evolution.
Gist of Idea
Over 99 percent of human evolution has been in the hunter-gatherer phase
Source
Edmund O. Wilson (On Human Nature [1978], Ch.4)
Book Reference
Wilson,Edward O.: 'On Human Nature' [Penguin 1995], p.84
A Reaction
This seems a key point to bear in mind when assessing human nature. Hunter-gathering isn't just one tendency in our genetics; it more or less constitutes everything we are.