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Maybe it’s just language in general. If I’m in a tribe with 100 people, and we all know to talk, not everyone needs to remember every single thing you might eve
by dcolkitt 5y ago
Maybe it’s just language in general. If I’m in a tribe with 100 people, and we all know to talk, not everyone needs to remember every single thing you might ever need. If you forget something, you can ask around, and probably someone remembers.
- chrisco255 5y agoOn the contrary, we create more abstractions and complexity from more people which create more complex social dynamics, more inventions, words, ideas, etc. In addition, tribes were not so static in Pre-agricultural eras. Tribes would regularly trade or swap members, and some would grow or collapse entirely.