Why did humans decide to settle down in very harsh environments like Siberia or the Saharan Desert, why not live in places more moderate and more accepting to life and civilization?
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Humans shove other humans out of nicer areas.
That said, if you’re willing to farm animals or gather rather than farm, deserts can make for good areas, but the local knowledge required to survive is high. Acquiring that knowledge is dangerous – but once you have it, you have the drop on anyone else trying to move in on your land.
Tropical areas have other limitations which are surprisingly harsh – many indigenous populations have adaptive responses to the high humidity to avoid as many infections (less hair, and so on).
Humans do live in soft areas. We also live in harder areas. We are astonishingly resourceful.
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