Somewhere along the way Humanity lost the ability for long term thinking. (lemmy.zip)

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Imagine if we prepared for Covid back during influenza. Also we should have realize smoking is bad for you.

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[-] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

This is the correct answer. Whatever long term thinking we are capable of is a result of the most recently evolved parts of our brain.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Pop quiz for you: what’s twice as far away as a million years in the future?

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Human equilibrium with our environment

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Two million years in the future?

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