• OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    That’s honestly just kind of sad. Knowing the problem but ignoring it for the convenience afforded. Human nature at its finest.

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      3 months ago

      In two thousand years,while we have grown immensely as a species, in some ways we really haven’t changed, making this meme painstakingly appropriate.

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      3 months ago

      They didn’t live too long. Parasites in garum, parasites in water, epidemics, wars.

      The fact that harm from lead they even noticed is remarkable, considering how many other things there were to fear. A very subtle civilization.