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What it incredibly frustrating to me that is on the one hand, we might somewhat glibly say that we know we can ignore the data for the preceding 5000 years beca
by PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
What it incredibly frustrating to me that is on the one hand, we might somewhat glibly say that we know we can ignore the data for the preceding 5000 years because we know that all the fastest performances have been in the last century.
But merely saying that then leads to the question: do we actually know that?
And what's frustrating is that I don't there is any way to be confident about any answer to that question.
- scott_w 2y agoI think we can. We have archeological records showing us what even the fittest people looked like and what clothes they wore. Modern equipment is so much better than what ancient people had access to, it’s just not even close. Better nutrition means people can get bigger/stronger more easily. Easier access to training equipment amplifies this. The access to information we have means even more people can train more optimally than people in the past possibly could. The sheer volume of people gives us statistical probability that genetic freaks will appear more frequently. All of these gives us more confidence that current records are “true” records.