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It’s way too neat of an answer to a complex question.
Diamond is an ophthalmologist and a bird watcher. He is in no way in any regard an anthropologist, sociologist, or historian. He’s a hack who keeps pushing his ascientific notions because it got him fame.
Reddit’s askhistorians FAQ has a whole bit about this book and its issues.