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Of course the state of the historical record plays an important role in that, but still...

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago

It's their own damn fault for not filming it, or at least writing it down!

[–] Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 10 hours ago

That's because I guess most historians would describe that period as pre history :p

Secondary source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistory

Primary source was a taskmaster UK episode which I can't find at an instance and is the main reason I'm writing this smartass comment :p

[–] iii@mander.xyz 30 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I bet there were super fun wars in the stone age, too!

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 16 points 10 hours ago

Grug say stick better. Thog say rock better. Zug make rock go on end of stick. Zug new chief now.

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 12 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

It's a shame they weren't documented better

[–] iii@mander.xyz 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Too bad gopro didn't exist yet

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

I think they didn't even have polaroid yet

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago

I'd love to see old-timey street view

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

TBF if we manage to successfully teach the lesson on the right it might eventually stop happening.

[–] iii@mander.xyz 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

You think it's a lack of information that causes war?

[–] XM34@feddit.org 1 points 5 hours ago

No, but a lack of education, knowledge and also empathy. It's one of the great Achievements, but also tragedies of the 21st century that we're slowly starting to realize that information, education and knowledge are not the same.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 10 hours ago

Recency bias! Also back then a lot of stuff happened at a time. But then only one stiff happed for a bit. That's special.