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Donner Party: Group of American pioneers in 1846-1847 who resorted to cannibalism (en.wikipedia.org)

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A fascinating read of an article. How long are you willing to suffer before eating human flesh? How far till you eat your own parents? This episode of westward expansion is an example of natural selection and human group psychology. Hope you enjoy it!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't read into the down votes, there are people on this site who just down vote everything for no reason that they will ever share.

[–] Cheradenine 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm fine with having my comments downvoted, I find it strange that people downvote Wikipedia articles without saying why.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've seen posts that are pics of adorable kittens, puppies, and amazing wildlife get down votes with no comment.

It's the internet. You really can't read into it. For all we know, some 4chan troll found Lemmy and thought it would be funny to setup a bot to downvote everything.