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Sharing of accumulated knowledge is crucial to our advancement, though. Geniuses may have lived thousands of years ago, but their potential was mostly lost with
by imiric 3y ago
Sharing of accumulated knowledge is crucial to our advancement, though. Geniuses may have lived thousands of years ago, but their potential was mostly lost without access to knowledge of their ancestors, or other tribes. Which also happens today in places with poor education. We only hear about the Newtons and Einsteins because they were born at the right place and time.
- BirAdam 3y agoPeople used to memorize stuff. They’d memorize a lot of stuff. The geniuses of the Stone Age did little things, like finding better ways to make fire, flint knap, leather processing, weaving and looms, tent making, taming animals, inventing the wheel, food preservation, which plants were good for what ailments. You know, all the stuff you need without question.