Can't imagine having to live with anxiety of just staying alive. Constant diseases, infestations, starvation, animal attacks.
You would never feel like you have time to just, be. Instead you're focused on getting your next meal, and finding a place to sleep.
It only took a few ice-ages to force us to get smart about how we organize and then here we are.
Having one clear short term goal after another may sound to freedom for some people.