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The Americas were rich with diverse megafauna until homo sapiens arrived and, logic dictates, hunted them to extinction. Humans have outcompeted every species
by klyrs 3y ago
The Americas were rich with diverse megafauna until homo sapiens arrived and, logic dictates, hunted them to extinction. Humans have outcompeted every species that has threatened us, gotten in our way, or happened to look delicious. Genocide word we use to describe efforts to extinct human subgroups. Why should we believe that prehistoric homo sapiens weren't at least party responsible for the extinction of other hominids?
- hyggetrold 3y agoIt is actually known that indigenous people in the Americas drove certain species to extinction.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoI think they are very likely responsible. I just think genocide is defined by intent to exterminate. If we simply ate them all up and their extinction was incidental, I dont think that counts. Same if humans ate up all their food, or mated with all their female, or spread disease they were not immune to.