Boron Elgar > wrote in
:

>>Strictly speaking yes, but they only did it because resources
>>were sparse and society expected them to do it. Had they
>>refused they would have been pushed out.
>
> Still, even in those days 19th century and earlier, senilicide
> was a rare practice, and generally only occurred during times
> of famine. Female infanticide may have been more common,
> though.

The Inuit were still practicing it in the early part of the last
century. We're not talking developed industrial society here,
strictly hunter/gatherer (even with HBC guns).

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