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[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Haha. I'm reading Sapiens right now, too

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (17 children)

I've never actually read any Harari books for some reason. Is his stuff generally "reliable"?

[–] ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I think he’s a historian by trade, so no

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] ID411@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I’m only half serious :)

They are Wonderful storytellers !

My personal difficulty is the grey areas between inference and speculation.

Ie “this is the area where they made a fire” vs “they would have discussed village politics while roasting meat here”

[–] lol_idk@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only entomologists are known for lying

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Sounds like something a historian would say

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