Telsa Cola posted:

True but the same argument could be said for non-egalitarian H/G societies were the elites get tribute or labor done for them.

H/G groups definitely had food storage methods and caches so they totally could have, especially if its something relatively east to store like acorns or smoked meats. I havent done the math for it yet I would bet in a hypothetical situation where you still need to hunt and gather food in the winter you would still have in total more leisure time year round then an agricultural society