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[-] Paraponera_clavata@lemmy.world 64 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Homo = person/man

Sapiens = wise

What's this bullshit about?

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

And it seems they didn't live in caves either.

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

The only thing I can think of is that it's implying that as you get smarter you find cavemen more attractive and consider modern humans to be ugly.

[-] whydudothatdrcrane@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

I thought obvious that the joke refers to the misconception some people host that 'homo sapiens' is a less evolved species than modern people, something we out-evolved.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

‘homo sapiens’ is a less evolved species than modern people, something we out-evolved.

who the fuck is thinking this and why?

[-] essell@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

This is a common misconception? What education system is failing people this badly?

[-] homicidalrobot@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

In my experience, it's usually people trying to overexplain "homo sapiens sapiens" and "homo sapiens neanderthalensis" because they don't know anything about the topic at hand except those words. Subspecies on the character sheet has always been a technicality issue.

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