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Anon thinks about wheat (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yeah I think about this a lot. How tf did they figure out wheat on such a massive scale for bread?

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It might be because ancient peoples weren't stupid, but just less knowledgeable about how things work than the average, modern adult. There were likely very curious individuals who wanted to improve something they already had or try something completely different for the sake of trying. Didn't you ever try mixing random food ingredients as a kid to see if it tastes good?

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I see you have not met the average modern adult.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Actually, you're right, wtf was I thinking. Bread was clearly alien tech.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Still do.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Ancient people were as intelligent as we are.
It didn't have to start at a massive scale, it was likely a smaller start that spread and expanded.
Finding and making food was the thing everyone spent all their time on until the agricultural revolution, even then is was still almost everyone. It wasn't until the industrial revolution that a majority of people weren't focused exclusively on food production.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Human being more gatherer than hunter and wheat the evolved form of an evolved form from early human domestication, helps?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einkorn

Edit: damn, the description in the article basically answers the whole topic here.