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>Human barbarism is not new... to be fair, without humans there would be nobody to declare "barbarism". At one time, all humans were barbarians, it took a cert
by fsckboy 3mo ago
>Human barbarism is not new...
to be fair, without humans there would be nobody to declare "barbarism". At one time, all humans were barbarians, it took a certain level of cultural development before the word "barbarism" was necessary, so at that point it was "new". It remains be be shown whether cultures that call other cultures "barbaric" are actually "better".
- vlovich123 3mo agoBarbarism was just the ethnic slang Greeks had for non Greeks that Romans then adopted for non Romans. But cultures playing “I’m the best” is not new nor did it require cultural development; othering is a natural part of game theory to make sure your tribe has tighter cohesion against intruders.
- card_zero 3mo agoYeah, they were called barbarians because they talked funny. Bar bar barbar bar, they went.
- mattgrice 3mo agoYeah man if a barbarian fells a tree in the forest but nobody is around to hear it, is it still barbaric?
- GroksBarnacles 3mo agoThis is such a useless comment. What even is your point?