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[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 41 points 1 year ago

You make what you measure. They measured snakes.

[-] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

What do you suppose they should have measured instead? Honestly I'm coming up blank.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Probably could've just employed people, with one of their responsibilities being to manage the cobra population — not tying their pay to how many cobras they killed.

[-] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same thing was said about French colonial forces and the Vietnamese but with rats instead of snakes.

[-] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

That'd be because it's an anecdotal myth with little/no evidence showing that it actually happened.

[-] Pog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Iirc there's no evidence of this actually happening, could be an old folktale for all we know lol

[-] turnleftist@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Like all cute stories that justify markets, it's fake lol

[-] JoShmoe@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

I love the colonial britain getting hustled. But how does having increased cobras benefit India?

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago
[-] JoShmoe@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

Now we’re talking.

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