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> And yet, the environment wasn't too friendly to readily encourage population growth that lead to civilisation(s). Hm... maybe the environment was too friendl
by tomp 10y ago
> And yet, the environment wasn't too friendly to readily encourage population growth that lead to civilisation(s).
Hm... maybe the environment was too friendly to encourage a civilisation? I mean, if food grows around you all year long, you're much less inclined to develop means of storing it than if you know you'll experience harsh winter in a few months... Same with housing, clothing, heating, etc.
- has2k1 10y agoI think you are not considering that before the domestication of plants, even if "food was growing around you all year long", it had low caloric content. The key measure is the cost of getting them calories. There are rough thresholds that almost guarantee that you may forever survive but never thrive.