Imagine.

[ZenitYerkes]

For this thread forget every single preconceived or taught idea out of your head. Forget about politicians, historical facts, wars, peaces, technological advances, your issues and perceptions of reality,...

Imagine your nearest natural place, where people had still not touched the soil to make whatever markets or houses. Add a few people (both men and women; naked or not naked, that's your choice).

What would they actually need? Not only to survive, but also to make a comfortable living.

And a second question

Do those needs coincide with ours?

Think as vastly as you can. Government, health, education,...