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Humans really are badass. Not only did they kill massive Wooly Mammoths with spears, they would also have had to defend the kill against such predators/scavenge

Humans really are badass. Not only did they kill massive Wooly Mammoths with spears, they would also have had to defend the kill against such predators/scavengers as the bears, wolves, lions, etc.

askonomm 3y ago
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- pavel_lishin 3y ago
  Sure, the same way an individual ant is fragile. But we're strong as a group; we can achieve medical feats that the these folks wouldn't have even understood. We collectively know more than they ever did. Some of us have stood on the moon.
- rozal 3y ago
  Back then, all they knew was hunting. Probably became masters at each species and teach the young how to master it. Now we don’t do that and teach are young about math and science. We don’t need hunting because we can just shoot them in the face. Or drop on nuke on their species.
  - pavel_lishin 3y ago
    That's almost certainly wrong. The amount of things they must have known, both individually and collectively, to survive was probably pretty big! They had to know: - what plants are safe to eat, where to find them, when they come into season. - what plants are medicinal, and their uses. - heck, medicine in general. how to treat certain injuries and illnesses, how to help mothers with childbirth. - navigation, by the stars, by local features, etc. - crafting & manufacturing - etc etc etc
    - RajT88 3y ago
      I have heard this apocryphal idea before: Modern people have to know more to get through a single day than someone from X time period would have learned in their entire lives. It is, of course, not true.
- 2024throwaway 3y ago
  > 99% of us can't protect ourselves from another human I mean, statistically, wouldn't this number have to be around 50%?
  - awb 3y ago
    Not saying the 99% stat is correct, but it doesn’t need to be 50%. Attacking and defending are different skills.
conductr 3y ago
I imagine fire was a key tool in that defense from early on. There are plenty of species that hunt in distinct ways, using tools, traps, etc. But i can’t think of another that has tamed the element of fire like we have. In my mind that was our biggest innovation that lead to many others; basically separating us from the animal kingdom (eventually)
otabdeveloper4 3y ago
> with spears We don't actually know how they hunted the mammoths.
Erratic6576 3y ago
We “were” badass. In a few generations of progress, we’ve evolved from hunting and eating huge grilled mammoths in family hearing stories; to eating fried small chicken wings alone in the comfort of our homes watching canned TV shows. What’s next? We can only imagine: eating tiny insect purée from a chewing-machine in the comfort of our shared condo-room, with the A/C at full power

Humans really are badass. Not only did they kill massive Wooly Mammoths with spears, they would also have had to defend the kill against such predators/scavengers as the bears, wolves, lions, etc.

askonomm 3y ago

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pavel_lishin 3y ago
Sure, the same way an individual ant is fragile. But we're strong as a group; we can achieve medical feats that the these folks wouldn't have even understood. We collectively know more than they ever did. Some of us have stood on the moon.
rozal 3y ago
Back then, all they knew was hunting. Probably became masters at each species and teach the young how to master it. Now we don’t do that and teach are young about math and science. We don’t need hunting because we can just shoot them in the face. Or drop on nuke on their species.
- pavel_lishin 3y ago
  That's almost certainly wrong. The amount of things they must have known, both individually and collectively, to survive was probably pretty big! They had to know: - what plants are safe to eat, where to find them, when they come into season. - what plants are medicinal, and their uses. - heck, medicine in general. how to treat certain injuries and illnesses, how to help mothers with childbirth. - navigation, by the stars, by local features, etc. - crafting & manufacturing - etc etc etc
  - RajT88 3y ago
    I have heard this apocryphal idea before: Modern people have to know more to get through a single day than someone from X time period would have learned in their entire lives. It is, of course, not true.
2024throwaway 3y ago
> 99% of us can't protect ourselves from another human I mean, statistically, wouldn't this number have to be around 50%?
- awb 3y ago
  Not saying the 99% stat is correct, but it doesn’t need to be 50%. Attacking and defending are different skills.

conductr 3y ago

I imagine fire was a key tool in that defense from early on. There are plenty of species that hunt in distinct ways, using tools, traps, etc. But i can’t think of another that has tamed the element of fire like we have. In my mind that was our biggest innovation that lead to many others; basically separating us from the animal kingdom (eventually)

otabdeveloper4 3y ago

> with spears We don't actually know how they hunted the mammoths.

Erratic6576 3y ago

We “were” badass. In a few generations of progress, we’ve evolved from hunting and eating huge grilled mammoths in family hearing stories; to eating fried small chicken wings alone in the comfort of our homes watching canned TV shows. What’s next? We can only imagine: eating tiny insect purée from a chewing-machine in the comfort of our shared condo-room, with the A/C at full power