Discuss the negative and positive aspects of the development of agriculture. Was it, or was it not the worst mistake in the history of the human race?

Discuss the negative and positive aspects of the development of agriculture. Was it, or was it not the worst mistake in the history of the human race? Agriculture is not just a way of growing food; it involves in whole spectrum of cultural changes and adaptations by early human communities. The demands and effects of practicing agriculture as a means of survival created a new kind of community life, with new opportunities and new problems …

…better off in almost every respect. Just count our advantages; we enjoy the most abundant and varied foods, the best tools and material goods, some of the longest and healthiest lives, in history. Most of us are safe from starvation and predators. We get most of our energy from oil and machines, not from our sweat. Who would wanted to trade his life for that of a medieval peasant, a caveman, or even an ape?