• 10_0@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Oooops, looks like I found out how to throw spears, sorry the vast majority of predators, my earth now

  • Wanderer@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Where’s all those 4chan short stories about humans being the “monsters”/ kick ass.

    It was written from the point of view of a deer being tracked by a human even when they were out of sight and smell the humans keep coming and they never got tired.

    There was also ones written from the point of view of aliens.

    Fuck I wish there was a forum version of 4chan. All the best stuff is on there.

  • lars@lemmy.sdf.org
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    5 months ago

    Seriously no other animal on God’s green, luscious, flat¹ Earth can aim with any accuracy when they throw. It’s only we² Homo sapiens.


    1. Kitboga
    2. I understand and accept that despite my yes-homo lifestyle, my aim implies I’m no-Homo
  • hperrin@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Throwing rocks is really useful too when you never get tired while running. So we’ll chase down an animal for twenty kilometers then pelt it with rocks.

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      5 months ago

      Animals: “ow! Ok, I get that this is a- ow! good huntin- ow! Hunting strategy and I’m too tired to- ow! Run. But this is- ow! Just humiliating.”

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        5 months ago

        Another animal later: “oh these ones just have very straight sticks, at least that won’t be as bad as the rocks–WTF THEY THREW IT INSIDE ME!”

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      5 months ago

      We really do break the balance of the game. Aimed accuracy of throwing things, high level detailed communication and social interaction, that same vocal range means we can imitate animal sounds to trick them into running off cliffs, can literally run animals to death, very high level intelligence allowing planning and tool use.

      One or two of these would make us an op apex predator.

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    5 months ago

    Considering what we have done and are doing to the planet and life on it, we should have better just put that rock right back where it was.

  • Gonzako@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Reddit had the humanity fuck yeah subreddit which housed a lot of great short stories

    • tahoe@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Cobras probably existed looong before any ape did, so that sounds unlikely!