Has anyone thought it odd how the social dynamic must have been so different in caveman times, where bests friends couldn't share something as simple as cereal? How many times have we seen Fred Flintstone try to hide away from his good friend Barney in an attempt to keep all the delicious Fruity Pebbles to himself?

Was this the start of early social classes? It is clear that Fred was more wealthy than Barney. His wife had an expensive necklace, he owned a top of the line automobile, and frequently ordered brachiosaurus ribs, an expensive treat that could only be ordered by those of wealth (which you can tell by the fact that their cars weren't designed to hold the weight of them).

In discussions with others it has been suggested that brachiosaurs, like modern day cows, may have suffered from what could be called mad-dino disease, an affliction that affected their meat. So when consumed by humans, it malformed the chemical interactions in the brain, leading to violent episodes, a severe selfishness towards others, and a super-inflated ego. Perhaps then, Fred was too afflicted by the eating of this diseased meat to want to share something as simple as Fruity Pebbles. Examine photo 1, where the angry Fred is selfishly devouring some bronchiosaurus ribs. This then leads to photo 2 where in his blind rage he decides to eat a guitar. It is clear that nothing good ever came from bronchiosaurus meat. Thankfully the extinction of the dinosaurs allowed humans to break free of this disorder.

To say that this is the only evidence of the first social classes would be a bit premature. As seen in this file footage found in an excavation site dating to the late Mesozoic era, it appears that Barney may be trying to remove Fred from the picture slowly:

It is clear that Barney holds the upper echelon of the community in high regard and secretly desires it for himself. This reaffirms Barney's lower position in their society. I know what you are thinking ... cavemen didn't invent cigarettes. It is clear that you have forgotten some of the basics of our history.

It is obvious that Barney first came in contact with cigarettes when running into the Jetsons. In a futuristic world where man had to find ways of living in the sky to avoid the temptation of brachiosaurus meat, it seems that George Jetson longed for a time when humans could live on the face of the earth as god intended. When luck befell him and he had a run-in with Fred and Barney due to a cosmic wormhole, he seized his chance and quickly introduced a plan to save mankind. By allowing all humans the joy of eating brachiosaurus meat, the large portion of civilization ended up diseased and ill. And brachiosaurus numbers dwindled to almost extinct. When the asteroid that destroyed all the dinosaurs finally hit, only a few of the unsick humans came away unscathed, and all the brachiosaurs were lost. Thus the period of cereal sharing began.

This is why today, some people believe, you are free to share you Fruity Pebbles openly with others.