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Uh... You may not be aware, but the Sahara is somewhat famously devoid of life.

• blueflow 3y ago
  Or do a quick search before telling me i'm wrong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara#People,_culture,_and_languages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara#People,_culture,_and_la... This country has half a million people alone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara
  • hotpotamus 3y ago
    I'm recalling my read through of "Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert" by William Langewiesche. (Great writer, but it wasn't my favorite of his works). Here's the executive summary: > It is as vast as the United States and so arid that most bacteria cannot survive there. Its loneliness is so extreme it is said that migratory birds will land beside travelers, just for the company. William Langewiesche came to the Sahara to see it as its inhabitants do, riding its public transport, braving its natural and human dangers, depending on its sparse sustenance and suspect hospitality. From his journey, which took him across the desert’s hyperarid core from Algiers to Dakar, he has crafted a contemporary classic of travel writing.
    • blueflow 3y ago
      > ... to see it as its inhabitants do, ... What was your point, again?