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> People on Earth thrived in the Arctic Can you define "thrive"? Because according to my definitions, I wouldn't "thrive" if I lived there - I would actually
by pizza234 6y ago
> People on Earth thrived in the Arctic
Can you define "thrive"?
Because according to my definitions, I wouldn't "thrive" if I lived there - I would actually "cobble together a survival" like the parent wrote, and think I'm not in a minority that thinks so.
- criddell 6y agoThrive: Exist over many generations developing unique and rich culture and society.
- eindiran 6y agoYes, the Inuit quite clearly thrived in the arctic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_cuisine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_cuisine
- laverya 6y agoWouldn't it be the standards of the people that lived there that mattered? I'd certainly die if placed in such a situation, but cultural knowledge is a technology too.
- m4rtink 6y agoWell, they thrived enough to pose a serious challenge to Vikings in Greenland - and might have been a big part of their eventual downfall there.