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submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)

All human advancement was created by nerds. Spears were invented by weaklings too slow to kill with their bare hands. Fire was tamed by the people who were scared of the dark

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think fire was tamed because the food poisoning killed those without it. We are supposed to just sleep at night.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Assuming primitive people would make the connection between gross food and people dying.

https://ebookslib.org/sf/12898-eurema-s-dam.html

Fun little story that makes my point.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I think the post makes a point important in modern capitalism: people will create "value" for free because they can, they care, they want to, it's a challenge. Capital and/or the threat of starvation is not actually always necessary for people to be "productive". Ego, boredom, altruism, adventure, these are also traits of humanity besides survival and greed.