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[–] 112 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Because these are good questions, I'll answer some;

Physically weak

Humans are incredible long distance runners. We did a lot of hunting by "Chase it until it collapses"

9 months/15 years

Our brains take a loooooong time to mature, but it's worth it. We can plan ahead without relying on survival instincts, and we keep making amazing discoveries like fire and clothes

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  • [–] 102 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    We're basically horror movie tropes

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  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Great long distance walkers too. With some adaptation time, about anyone can walk about 30 km a day, for weeks. For proof, the tens of thousands of people of all fitness levels walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage every year.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Proud to say I accomplished that! My dad trained a fair bit. I did like 1 10km walk the week before we started, and I finished the 800kms with no real dramas, except the first day which was a massive climb. After 5-6 days my body was totally accustomed to the task at hand.

    (Super irrelevant to the post but it was an awesome experience and I would advocate anyone to undertake it, regardless of your thoughts on religion. I am not religious but did find it spiritual in a way. I did it about 6 years ago and still think about it every week.)

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Started with Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles? Yeah, it's a bit silly to start with the biggest climb of the way, but I know many people do to start from France.

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  • [+] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)
  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    People think of evolution as needing A+ to pass, when C- is enough.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Heck, D- is. "Did it live long enough to produce offspring? Good enough!"

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