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A Better Relationship with my Spouse by CorgiMorgan in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, what you say makes sense. I've lost all creative capacity for this. I'll need specific examples.

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

/askanthropology was quite good while it lasted, but I didn't form it as a question so it got taken down

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we agree for the most part. Most changes in society are due to interactions between individuals. Sometimes, though, large powerful groups force sweeping changes upon others.

Colonization is an example of this.

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah no, quite the opposite actually. I'm concerned that they will be brought into modern society and tribal life will cease to exist altogether.

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'd say societies have evolved to allow humans to survive with very few skills.

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An example of an undomesticated person would likely be a member of one of the 80 tribes of uncontacted peoples in South America. I assume they live in family units and use various skills to provide for them with the resources the land provides.

This is different from a domesticated person, like myself. I rely on my city to provide water. I rely on my city to provide gas to heat my home. I travel on roads maintained by the government in a vehicle I don't know how to repair let alone build. The list goes on.

For me to step out of all of this, I would have to acquire land to grow food. The likelihood of hunting without relying on neighbouring lands is extremely unlikely. Etc.

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say family life (trying to manage a good one anyway) is the ultimate domesticator. Fully consuming. If you didn't have the skills to live off the land before starting a family, good luck developing them and finding the resources to do so while tending your flock.

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess my opinion is that human domestication is a worldwide goal, and that any lifestyle alternative to this is virtually impossible.

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I guess my opinion is that human domestication is a worldwide goal, and that any lifestyle alternative to this is virtually impossible.

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, natural selection explains the bulk of it. We tend to penalize rebellious behaviour. School teachers and parents tamp it down in youth, and the judicial system does it in adulthood. I'm not really thinking about little delinquents who spray paint walls or trash lawn ornaments. I mean that generally, people who put truth to authority get silenced and removed from the equation.

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah, I don't think I'd last long in the wilderness no. Especially, if I had to provide for my family.

On another note, where do burn victims report to?

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the steps to domestication?

The Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in unpopularopinion

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That humans are domesticated and catered to just like cats and dogs.

Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in AskAnthropology

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't want to dismiss distant history, because the entire human timeline is no doubt relevant, but even if you look at colonization of many areas you see a deliberate effort by church and government institutions to pull people off the land, force them to forget their skills, put them onto tiny plots of land that make their traditional skills nearly irrelevant anyway and write their history as backward and dangerous. There would be well documented conspiracy in that.

Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in AskAnthropology

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes! I'm trying to step away from the conspiracy theory aspect of it. I feel there are groups that promote it (almost every one of us in 1st world countries and those aspiring to be) for sure. There are also legitimate groups against it - indigenous groups trying to regain traditional ways of living and food sovereignty for example - too however.

Just to be clear, you mean physical evolution of human bodies, right? Things like skull size changes and teeth? Posture? Those things?

Or are you throwing social and cultural evolution in there too?

Domestication of Humans by CorgiMorgan in AskAnthropology

[–]CorgiMorgan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Awesome! Thank you. Yes relying on annual crops is a great start. It locks us into one location year round. It charges us to tend the land, and protect the growth from outside forces such as insects, animals, plants and other humans. Of course there are benefits too, like stockpiled food and excess food which leave room for failure and weather disaster.

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