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> the common idea is that civilization arrived later into northern, colder Europe Some people interpret the notion of "civilized" people vs not-civilized peopl
by q1w2 5y ago
> the common idea is that civilization arrived later into northern, colder Europe
Some people interpret the notion of "civilized" people vs not-civilized people as racist. I don't agree with that - but that is why that word gives people negative emotions. I subscribe to the literal definition of "civilized" to mean the use of written civil laws (civil society) - which would make its use in this context meaningless since a piece of jewellery does not the codification of laws.
- b0rsuk 5y agoIf you precede everything with disclaimers or definitions, it makes the message less clear. Here by "civilization" I meant larger scale settlement. If you look at maps of migration or neolithic revolution, they tend to happen in the most hospitable regions first, then in less hospitable.