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HISTORY & PSYCHOLOGY?
GENUS HOMO'S POSITION IN THE FOOD CHAIN WAS,
UNTIL QUITE RECENTLY, SOLIDLY IN THE MIDDLE! For millions of years,
humans hunted smaller creatures and gathered what they could, all the while being hunted by larger predators.
It was only 400.000 years ago that several species of man began to hunt large game on a regular basis,
and only 100.000 years - with the rise of Homo sapiens - that man jumped to the top of the chain.
That spectacular leap from the middle to the top had enormous consequences. Other animals at the topof the pyramid,
such as lions & sharks, evolved into that position very gradually, over millions of years!? This enabled the ecosystem
to develop checks & balances that prevent lions & sharks from wreaking too much havoc. As lions became deadlier,
so gazelles evolved to run faster, hyenas to cooperate better, and rhinoceroses to be more bad-tempered.
In contrast, humankind ascended to the top so quickly that the ecosystem was not given time to adjust.
Moreover, humans themselves failed to adjust. Most top predators of the planet are majestic creatures.
Millions of years of dominion have filled them with self-confidence. Sapiens by contrast is more
like a irate banana republic dictator. Having so recently been one of the underdogs
of the Savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position,
which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous.
Many historical calamities, from deadly wars
to ecological catastrophes, have
resulted from this
over-hasty
jump.


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