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There's a difference between "relatively advanced civilizations" and "civilizations that significantly altered the Earth".
by greglindahl 7y ago
There's a difference between "relatively advanced civilizations" and "civilizations that significantly altered the Earth".
- perl4ever 7y agoYou could argue that, but I would be inclined to question how advanced a civilization was that didn't prosper enough to alter the environment. A civilization that is "advanced" should be fairly good at logistics, and that leads to a large population, which leads to a large environmental impact. How in tune with nature or whatever people in a society are on an individual basis wouldn't affect the total impact if whatever they are doing works well enough that everything keeps growing. I'm kind of thinking of Jevon's paradox.