> One of the axioms I go by is that people were never stupid. Or in some cases, "poor, not stupid" [0], where even geniuses had no power or resources to pursue

> One of the axioms I go by is that people were never stupid. Or in some cases, "poor, not stupid" [0], where even geniuses had no power or resources to pursue great innovations compared to the immediate priority of Not Starving. [0] https://acoup.blog/2020/07/24/collections-bread-how-did-they-make-it-part-i-farmers/ https://acoup.blog/2020/07/24/collections-bread-how-did-they...