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Ultimately, people suck ass.
In terms of civilization, then yes, but humanity live much longer than agriculture.
The best that civilization had to offer is definitely better than hunter gatherer lifestyle.
But also:
The worse that civilization had to offer is definitely worse than hunter gatherer lifestyle.
So it all depends what part of civilization you’re talking about, even though on average it’s better.
Hunter gatherer societies didn't threaten the very existence of our species.
We're the only surviving hunter-gatherer species! The whole genus was doomed from the start.