Ugh I'm so tired of people always harping on about how violent humans are. Like we're gonna forget that we also did some pretty amazing stuff over the centuries?
This new study is all well and good, but let's not get too caught up in the gruesome details. The fact is, these Neanderthals were just trying to survive like the rest of us - they didn't have all the same tools or resources we do today.
I mean, I know it's easy to get caught up in the "dark chapter" thing, but what about all the good stuff that happened during that time period? Like, did you know that ancient humans were some of the first people to domesticate plants and animals? That's a pretty cool achievement if you ask me.
And can we please just take a step back and look at this from a more nuanced perspective? I'm not saying we should romanticize cannibalism or anything, but it's definitely interesting to consider why these Neanderthals might have done it. Was it really just about competition for resources, or was there something else going on?
I mean, I know it's easy to get caught up in the "dark chapter" thing, but what about all the good stuff that happened during that time period? Like, did you know that ancient humans were some of the first people to domesticate plants and animals? That's a pretty cool achievement if you ask me.
And can we please just take a step back and look at this from a more nuanced perspective? I'm not saying we should romanticize cannibalism or anything, but it's definitely interesting to consider why these Neanderthals might have done it. Was it really just about competition for resources, or was there something else going on?