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Re:Horses may have been domesticated twice. Only one attempt... by awesomeideas on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @03:07PM (#40721042)
Are we? We kill billions/trillions of other beings per year, far more per person than we did 300 ka ago when we came onto the scene.
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Re:Horses may have been domesticated twice. Only one attempt... by 4gotunameagain on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @06:10PM (#40722630)
The powerhungry warmongers are certainly scary, but think of the average contemporary westerner and then imagine the average Spartan..

We are fat, with hunched backs, stiff necks and wearing glasses.

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Re:Horses may have been domesticated twice. Only one attempt... by CRConrad on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @07:38AM (#40727272)
Another Science News article(1), linked from TFA IIRC, says we are: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gene-facial-development-...

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(1) Plus another one linked from that: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-humans-maybe-domesti...

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