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[–] 34 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The Pleistocene (2,580,000 - 11,700 years ago) was fucking crazy cold and had a hella unstable climate. Not a nice predictable environment.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    That's the biggest reason why ~12,000 years ago was when modern humans really started taking off. The entire planet's climate changed in a way that made agriculture possible, and humans are really damn good at figuring out agriculture when we're able to

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