Its the 14th century and you’ve had no time to prepare, after you’re done reading this post you are snapped. What do you do?

  • xylogx@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    You would die. There are many, many examples of explorers from “advanced” civilizations getting shipwrecked or stranded in an area where primitive hunter-gatherers live. Unless they are saved by the hunter gatherers, they are doomed, despite their knowledge of science and technology. Joseph Henrich talks extensively about these examples in his book, “The Secret of Our Success”

    Check out this video to get an idea -> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jaoQh6BoH3c

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 days ago

      ah yes the famous hunter-gatherers of the 14th century…

      considering the modern population distribution, the vast majority of people would end up in places that were large urban areas even back then.