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[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (18 children)

Those make sense to me, but I'll be honest with you, where I struggle is with the idea of sunscreen. How did our ancestors live outside constantly without any sunscreen but if I'm outside for more than 2 hours in the summer without it I come home looking like a burnt lobster?

I'm sure the answer is that I'm ignorant, or the "natural causes" of yesteryear were really just undiagnosed skin cancer or something, but I have to admit it does seem like a real negative adaptation here from the viewpoint of my uneducated mind.

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Have you ever seen an Australian rancher? They look like boiled lobsters

When you get old and spend a lot of time outdoors, you look like a dried up prune. Regardless of skin color, typically

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