> Diamond is making some _very_ broad claims to describe the general trend of human history. This is precisely why so many have a problem with it. Diamond waxe

> Diamond is making some _very_ broad claims to describe the general trend of human history. This is precisely why so many have a problem with it. Diamond waxes on about these grand history ideas and they're not backed by facts. He's generalizing highly complex topics and losing all accuracy in doing so. Diamond's GG&S effectively minimizes the agency of entire groups of people by providing a false interpretation of history.