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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Bread is arguably the big one, though I suppose you need fire for that.

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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social [S] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Bread's not that big, surprisingly! Don't get me wrong, it's fantastic, but it's not a major contributor to the spread and success of civilizations.

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago

beer, on the other hand..

Granted that's more a contributor to "staying in one place and growing a shitload of wheat", but then that's what most people consider civilization.

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