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[–]Canbot 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Diseases like malaria are a problem because of the low IQ of the population rather than the existence of the mosquitoes. Any advanced civilization would develop effective treatments. That goes double for predators. Humans are apex predators in every environment. There is no animal we can't hunt to extinction.

Hot all the time is not a hardship but a luxury. Year round farming, consistent temperatures, no need for insulation.

Africa is one of the most abundant, fertile places on the planet.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

There still no sure cure for malaria now with all out tech so that's not a great point.

African societies did adapt to lessen the effects of malaria, having small communities away from water sources but that then also limited how much civilisations could grow.

Why do you think the charity films always show kids walking miles to get water?

[–]Canbot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There still no sure cure for malaria now with all out tech so that's not a great point.

1.Because it is not a problem for people who would solve the problem.
2.DDT could eradicate mosquitoes if it was used responsibly. 3.topical bug spray would solve the problem.
4.bill gates has genetically modified mosquitoes that can eradicate the population of mosquitoes.
5. Malaria can be treated.
6. Secondary infections are milder indicating it is possible to create a vaccine.

African societies did adapt to lessen the effects of malaria, having small communities away from water sources

A more intelligent society would treat the water, build better homes that prevent mosquito incursion, wear mosquito repellent and protective clothing, and use other techniques to prevent and treat it.

but that then also limited how much civilisations could grow.

So it was clearly a foolish thing to do. Not that I agree with the insinuation that thier society would have significantly advanced if not for this.

Why do you think the charity films always show kids walking miles to get water?

  1. To pull on heart strings
  2. Wells are a thing. But, according to stories I have heard from people who went there to build wells for them, the steal pipes are ripped from the ground to be sold as scrap metal.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

What tech? African tech?

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Hot all the time is not a hardship but a luxury

It's 109F in Faya-Largeau, Chad rn. Now, the humidity is lower, which lets sweat cool people off, but that heat can kill people.