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Anon thinks about human history (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

But why didn't it start 20,000 years ago

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It did, we were just in the boring part of the exponential curve where it's basically flat

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

and we will currently be in the flat part compared to the next few thousand years (at least if humanity survives until then)

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cause no steam engines or copper wires or antibiotics. Hadn't even invented metalworking afaik.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They should have just googled it

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

why hadn't they invented bootstraps to pick themselves up by.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

You're old, they should've asked ChatGPT

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Evolution.