A new study rebukes notion that only men were hunters in ancient times. It found little evidence to support the idea that roles were assigned specifically to each sex. Women were not only physically capable of being hunters, but there is little evidence to support that they were not hunting.
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Posted in r/science by u/mvea • 1,202 points and 306 comments

They’re mostly getting dunked on, but they’re wriggling around all over the thread raging about science being made “political.”

wojak-nooo frothingfash pit clown-to-clown-communication clown-to-clown-conversation grill-broke elmofire Bwaaa NOOOOO

  • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    42·
    11 months ago

    So many Dwight Schrute emulating tech nerds have this “born Gryffindor” genetic destiny style belief that they are natural apex predator hunters and are just one zombie apocalypse away from proving that. nerd

    • GarfieldYaoi [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      28·
      11 months ago

      It’s Great Man theory all over again. They think of themselves as a special among poo people.

      CHUDs learn that life is not a shonen anime and if anything, it’s a slice of life anime challenge (impossible!)

      • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        26·
        11 months ago

        The “infinite training leads to infinite power” shonen thing certainly lines up nicely with hustlegrind culture and the LinkedIn “just one more certification bro” accompaniment to that.