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> Why is that a stretch? Because you need to do it over generations, so consistently that it effects the species evolution, selecting for a developing brain yo
by Ensorceled 3y ago
> Why is that a stretch?
Because you need to do it over generations, so consistently that it effects the species evolution, selecting for a developing brain you can't support without the fermentation.
Similar developments, such as lactose tolerance, required a society that had already domesticated lactating animals.
- giraffe_lady 3y agoYeah I get that, it still doesn't seem like a big leap to me. Fermentation is just the early curve of the spoilage processes. All you need to exploit it is continued access to food you acquired recently.