Plz come back, whitey.

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[–]pablopicante 21 insightful - 7 fun21 insightful - 6 fun22 insightful - 7 fun -  (2 children)

imagine having a continent all to yourself with access to vast untold riches: gold, diamonds, the best farmland on the planet, iron mines, easy access to the orient and europe, clean water, plentiful jungle (wood, wildlife), a perfect set up to operate as a trading hub for the developing world, i could just go on and on, and these people haven't figured out how to grow vegetables yet.

[–]TiredJustTired[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Those natural resources and their availability/accessibility could be the reason why they never developed technologies to utilize them, though, and there also weren't environmental stressors to adapt to such as in harsher places like Europe, Asia, North America, etc. Maybe the reason why they never learned agriculture is because they never had a need for it? I don't know, honestly.

[–]Lostcarkeys 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nailed it. Regions that never freeze don't cause local populations to learn smart skills like planning for winter and working together to grow, gather and store food.