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We just live too far apart.

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[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

civilizations that sprouted and died

Maybe there's something better than civilizations (not that we've ever had one yet) and they figured that out and are too blissed to listen.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We've had at least 7 of them

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

When I look back on human history, I can see no period that I would call 'civilized'. (Sure, there were pockets of civilization.)