I see, good answer. My point is that most countrys are really beatiful but as soon as people get used to it... they either dont notice it or dont even care. "Somewhere else" always seems better to most people.
Rare Earth is that series I need to watch to ease the stress of the day. Every story or detail you tell helps to remind me what I love about the world and the people in it. Thank you.
Man! Even in a "puff piece" you create something thoughtful and intelligent. I've said it before, our biggest problem is the ego that says "we're the best that ever was". A little bit of honest humility wouldn't go amiss these days. Some day we're going to run smack into our own ignorance and then the tears will flow. Keep bringing us these wonderful videos.
John Smith--a "puff piece" is a term used for a light, entertaining article or video. It's a slightly derogatory phrase used to indicate that it is not "serious". I'm using it in a cheeky way because, although the tone of this video is lighter than most Rare Earth videos, there's still a lot to it. On an earlier, very serious video I commented that we could do with a lighter one to kind of decompress and Evan obliged. If you haven't already subscribed to Rare Earth I highly recommend it. It's well worth watching.
For me, the moral of this episode is to never judge a person on it's education or succes in life. You can be succesful and educated without being intelligent. You can also be uneducated and unsuccesful and still be an intelligent caveman. Probably not the message you intended but it's what I got reminded of, and I think it's an important one.
Read any bit of classical philosophy from thousands of years ago and it is plainly obvious that our minds could be just as deep intellectual as they can be now. All of progress we've made has been mostly as a result of the development of civilization and cumulative progress. I believe that, the bigger and more connected a civilization is, the more "advanced" it generally is. The Roman Empire, for instance, notably facilitated (forcefully, of course) the connection of very distant countries. When it fell, the societal and economic flow through the region fractured (in many ways) and everything went to shit for awhile. And it's really just a matter of resources, right? One person, no matter how intelligent and capable, can only do so much. There is no single doctor on the planet that knows everything there is to know about medicine. In order to accomplish things greater than we can do alone, we have to involve other people. The more people readily accessible to me and the wider the variety of things those people can offer, the more I can accomplish... of course, all the while, I'm sharing my own knowledge, skills, experience, etc. to assist others. So, ergo, a single human mind is able to utilize the collective power of countless other human minds willfully, simply by virtue of being abstractly connected to them through the sharing of information. And we (or most of us, at least) do all of this instinctively! Personally, as someone who is deeply, deeply indebted to that collective intelligence, I think that's fucking awesome... in the truest sense of the word. I think a lot of people have such a cynical view of humanity as dumb and destructive (errare humanum est), but... on a fundamental level, I think we are profoundly remarkable, despite our many flaws, and we shouldn't forget it.
Really liked this episode. Nice to have something light every once in a while, and it still gives you something to think about. And it's shot beautifully. Love this channel :)
I recently watched a few Rare Earth videos and I am officially hooked. I hope there are many more to come, keep up the great work. Proud to be Canadian.
I thought of this long time ago. Same feelings about the word "primitive." Prime can mean first or early. So, primitive shouldn't be seen as crude, just as a reference to our forebearers and the time in which they lived. The idea of a cave home is so romantic. I thik of candles and dull yellow lights, lush upholstery and lots of books.
“As if the form of House we live in describes our ability to think.” Love this channel, keep up the good work! Y’all are good people. Good vibes from Texas cheers
Man your videos calm me, i think its the editing/cinematography, and your voice and the fact that I'm a history/politics nerd. Watching your vids is like drinking tea to me.
On the topic of Armenian caves - the oldest known winery in the world is in a cave right next to a cave where the oldest known shoe in the world was discovered.
(Yes, this comment is on topic. But it requires an introduction before getting to the point.) Have you ever considered what you would do in the event that a super-massive CME (coronal mass ejection / solar flare) struck the Earth? The Carrington Event of 1859 wasn't even close to what the sun is capable of, yet it crippled telegraph systems and even set lines on fire. A large flare today would wreak havoc on modern electronics. Communications satellites would be disabled, taking with them your cell phones, Internet, TV, radio, and much more. Any car less than 30 years old would stop running but even older models wouldn't be able to get gas because the infrastructure would collapse. With transportation at a standstill and food processing centers shut down, the doors at your local supermarket would close. Not to mention that neither the stores nor your home would have lighting or refrigeration. The list is much longer but I'm sure you're getting the idea by now. Civilization as we know it would end. Reconstruction and repair would take decades or longer. There is strong evidence that an extreme case did occur in ancient times -- Watch videos by Brien Foerster, The Thunderbolts Project, or Ancient Architects -- and that it literally knocked us back to the Stone Age. So who would survive such an ordeal? Would you be among them? Would you know how to grow your food or hunt for it? Could you make it through a harsh winter? Would you help your neighbors? Would they help you? Or would you sequester yourself in a bunker with a shotgun and hope your neighbor wasn't armed? Ah, that point that I promised. It's this: There is one class who would survive: The modern cavemen who already live in the situation described above (albeit not typically in actual caves). The aboriginals and tribal people of Australia, Africa, the Amazon and similar parts of the world. These "primitive" people would hardly know that anything had changed. And I'm sure they would have a hearty laugh at the "civilized" person's attempt to prepare. The gun you buy to hunt would soon run out of bullets, most likely from shooting at humans since there is no game where most people live. The tent you bought would be destroyed in the first heavy storm. Your overloaded backpack wouldn't have half the things you need when you need them. You'd be whining for a cigarette, a beer, an aspirin, a can opener. But the canned food that you attempt to scavenge would soon disappear. And you'd have a constant case of the runs from drinking polluted water. The water that _you_ probably contributed to polluting. But for the cavemen and their equivalent, life would go on as usual. So tell me again, who is the dumb one?
A Carrington-class event would cause power outages in many places, but the lines could be repaired. It would not cause all of civilization to grind to a halt. We have dealt with widespread outages in the past, including some due to CMEs. A Carrington-class event like we almost had in 2012 would be worse, but it would not be the end of the world.
Our ancestors were smart enough to survive for this long. Look up videos of endurance hunting to get an idea of what it took to survive sometimes. If we survive for long enough as a species, we will be seen as primitive, too (except perhaps lazier on average).
when someone called someone else a caveman, I sit both of them down for a History lesson about how cavemen are smarter than most of us civilized people in surviving in the wild.
Whenever I read old literature, it always shocks me how much I can still relate to these people who lived 200 years ago. Even the Bible, which is 2000+ years old, is still relatable!
ChildOfThe Ivy read about the Greek philosophers and their complaints about their modern society and daily life, take away the technology factor and it's like reading about our modern society
Neither human nature or the nature of government has changed since well, forever. A point I often make when discussing our Constitution with people that feel it should be "updated" or even eliminated. Technology is really the only thing that changes. 🤔🤓🍻
Modern humans dont need to live off the land, hunt, gather and navigate without a GPS. If you put any human into a situation where the human had to do these things to survive, that human would also become good at those things
Personally I always thought that it was impressive some one looked at a wild fire and thought today I will invent cooking! Then someone else thought you know that useless stuff you find in rocks? I will add that to fire and invent metal working!
I used to rent an apartment located in a repurposed old bank, so the walls were very thick with brick and stone, I was the first resident after the restoration, so I could choose between three apartments, the one in the basement still had the old vault but the door had been removed, and that's reasonable, because the you don't want your renters to get stuck inside a nearly air tight room. I went with one of the apartments upstairs because it had more rooms, and it had no fireplace, because it was no need for one, I live in Norway so the winters are pretty brutal, but my apartment was cool during the summer and comfortably warm in the winter, using only a few electrical heating sources, and the electrical bill was low. I have since bought my own house made out of wood, but even if it's well insulated and pretty modern, with a fireplace combined with electrical heating I still get the chills during the winter, and I sweat a lot during the summer. So what I'm getting at is, find stonework to live in to be comfortable all year around, like a cave or a combined brick and stone building with thick walls. Take care and be safe✌️
This is best described, I feel, by the difference between knowledge and intelligence. Due to schooling and such becoming more widely available, the collective knowledge of the human race increases. More people know more things. But that doesn't necessarily mean that people have become more intelligent. Yes, we are developing technology at an ever increasing rate, and yes, we collectively know how to do more things. And that does show intelligence to a degree, being able to modify and improve; but without that collective knowledge base development of technology and medicine would be much slower, possibly equivalent to the rate of development before we had such collective knowledge. Great video Evan, really makes you think.
Hi, great Video from this team, I unbelievable enjoy this series so much. It's funny and also serious and every time so breathtakingly beautiful. Just one thing, please render the video in the correct framerate, stutters due to bad frame rate conversions are apparent often. See here egg. @4:00 . Still I will watch them anyway because they are so great 😍
Not sure why this is thought of as a "puff piece," since it's sociologically fascinating and presented with intelligence and a lovely aesthetic approach. Honestly, I'd like to see more of these in your series. A balance between light and dark shows each to best effect. Constant dark is oppressive to the spirit and over time would have less and less appeal.
And in response to your assertion that people are likely no smarter today than they were a hundred thousand years ago, my guess is that as a group, we are less so. Civilization ensures survival of the weakest, and that includes individuals of low intelligence, dragging our average IQ as a species down. On the other hand, for those at the right-hand side of the bell curve, civilization offers many more opportunities to develop and refine intelligence and improve living conditions for the rest.
Minor nitpick, at 2:14 you say "many of the caves in this area are still in use", but at 2:27 you say "despite no longer being lived in they havent stopped being used" repeating the "used". The video is amazing nonetheless.
You missed the Geiko Caveman's Crib webpage. Esperanto magnetic poetry on the fridge and Brazilian jazz on the MP3 player. I'll have sous vide duck breast please.. Humans have a sneeze response when going from dark to light that is thought to be a response from living in caves. We were probably more mentally coherent 15,000 years ago than now.
Personally, I'm horribly aware of how future generations will mock us for our failures. We will most definitely be considered a barbaric age at some point in the future.
Just as a note: In regards to IQ and Intelligence quantification, most of it is bunk subjective psuedoscience that has been been based on ideas created by people who weren't even aiming for the goals we adapted them too and as such were never built for them.
“In the end, aren’t we all just angry cows in caves”-you didn’t say it, but thats what I heard 🤣 Extra shout out for the music in this one; worked perfectly! Anyway, great video again guys. Armenia looks amazing!
The elaborate caves and burials, the various advanced archaeological findings that have been found such as early figurines, cave art, and even musical instruments, and especially the various megaliths should cure anyone of the delusion that our most ancient ancestors were somehow "primitive" - and I think we've merely scratched the surface of what more is to be discovered.
I think we do get smarter through time although I don't believe this is due to simply the time passing but rather due to the fact that we grow in wealthier and safer environnments, our quality of life is going up through time. One exame of this affecting our intelligence is that people today are more educated that a 100 years ago (or than in your grandmother's time, to pick the example in the video). Most studies agree that there is a correlation between IQ (which although not a perfect tool to mesure intelligence, it is the best one we have as of now) and years of education. Therefore one could say that time itself does not make people smarter, but that the technological and social changes that arrive through time create an environnment with the proper conditions to make and raise smarter humans.
Don’t let the haters get to you. Ur work is inspiring and makes us wiser. Listen to they all laughed by Chet baker. Thank you for your service to free thought.
I mean whats the difference between a cave in which someone life's and house? Both are lots of stone around a bed. (Ok US homes are made out of cardboard but normal houses are out of stone)
I think you could metion the fact that the term "cavemen" itself is based on the misconception that prehistoric folks llived mostly in caves. Evidence suggests that most people lived outside caves (mostly near rivers and in open fields), but because most archeological (and/or paleolontological) remains are found in caves we created the wrong stereotype of people mostly living in caves
All true, but some days I have to embrace my inner caveman that modernity has somehow tamed, it helps me to survive, maintain and in an odd way, thrive. Having the ability to recognize its pluses and minuses is key. Now what to do about keeping my knuckles from dragging the ground is gonna take so serious brainpower.
You allow this series to exist. Thank you.
www.patreon.com/rareearth
Rare Earth WOW, your subscriber count has (deservedly) exploded! Your videos are as informative as they are stunning.
I kind of feel your heart wasn't in this one.
Yog Sothoth You're wrong. I loved making this episode! :)
The beginning part with the Flintstones was brillant
but the pig made up for it.
Please stop making fun of my dad
Woo!! No one's surviving decades of horrible oppression this week! ;-)
Well most people living in caves for decades are now dead, and those that are doing it today are surviving.
+kingpopaul *Good.*
Not to blow your bubble, but it IS Armenia, after all. But you're right, he didn't talk about IT.
Dude i can't believe you used the credits just to burn a cave cow on the internet, how could you.
RoarOfDamnation deserved
Isn't that ego to mock a cow??
i think i recognize your profile picture from somewhere. where did you get it from?
What a beautiful country.
Isnt your country too?
It is, but not in the same way.
I see, good answer. My point is that most countrys are really beatiful but as soon as people get used to it... they either dont notice it or dont even care. "Somewhere else" always seems better to most people.
Rare Earth is that series I need to watch to ease the stress of the day. Every story or detail you tell helps to remind me what I love about the world and the people in it. Thank you.
Man! Even in a "puff piece" you create something thoughtful and intelligent. I've said it before, our biggest problem is the ego that says "we're the best that ever was". A little bit of honest humility wouldn't go amiss these days. Some day we're going to run smack into our own ignorance and then the tears will flow. Keep bringing us these wonderful videos.
What is a puff piece? 🐄
John Smith--a "puff piece" is a term used for a light, entertaining article or video. It's a slightly derogatory phrase used to indicate that it is not "serious". I'm using it in a cheeky way because, although the tone of this video is lighter than most Rare Earth videos, there's still a lot to it. On an earlier, very serious video I commented that we could do with a lighter one to kind of decompress and Evan obliged. If you haven't already subscribed to Rare Earth I highly recommend it. It's well worth watching.
This is much happier than usual
Justin Y. oh hello
A Justin Y. comment,
this is Rare Earth
Justin Y. It's you again
Even here Justin? Is no place sacred?
Why are you everywhere
For me, the moral of this episode is to never judge a person on it's education or succes in life.
You can be succesful and educated without being intelligent.
You can also be uneducated and unsuccesful and still be an intelligent caveman.
Probably not the message you intended but it's what I got reminded of, and I think it's an important one.
Read any bit of classical philosophy from thousands of years ago and it is plainly obvious that our minds could be just as deep intellectual as they can be now. All of progress we've made has been mostly as a result of the development of civilization and cumulative progress. I believe that, the bigger and more connected a civilization is, the more "advanced" it generally is. The Roman Empire, for instance, notably facilitated (forcefully, of course) the connection of very distant countries. When it fell, the societal and economic flow through the region fractured (in many ways) and everything went to shit for awhile.
And it's really just a matter of resources, right? One person, no matter how intelligent and capable, can only do so much. There is no single doctor on the planet that knows everything there is to know about medicine. In order to accomplish things greater than we can do alone, we have to involve other people. The more people readily accessible to me and the wider the variety of things those people can offer, the more I can accomplish... of course, all the while, I'm sharing my own knowledge, skills, experience, etc. to assist others.
So, ergo, a single human mind is able to utilize the collective power of countless other human minds willfully, simply by virtue of being abstractly connected to them through the sharing of information. And we (or most of us, at least) do all of this instinctively!
Personally, as someone who is deeply, deeply indebted to that collective intelligence, I think that's fucking awesome... in the truest sense of the word. I think a lot of people have such a cynical view of humanity as dumb and destructive (errare humanum est), but... on a fundamental level, I think we are profoundly remarkable, despite our many flaws, and we shouldn't forget it.
Mr. V Beautifully written, Sir!💞
Once more a standard of quality, cheers to you and Francesco for the awesome work!
Cavepeople... cave people... look like people, taste like cave
Momma Piggy was nicer than cave-Cow it seems.
I love this lighter piece, great video!
Really liked this episode. Nice to have something light every once in a while, and it still gives you something to think about. And it's shot beautifully. Love this channel :)
I recently watched a few Rare Earth videos and I am officially hooked. I hope there are many more to come, keep up the great work. Proud to be Canadian.
I thought of this long time ago. Same feelings about the word "primitive." Prime can mean first or early. So, primitive shouldn't be seen as crude, just as a reference to our forebearers and the time in which they lived.
The idea of a cave home is so romantic. I thik of candles and dull yellow lights, lush upholstery and lots of books.
this channel should have millions of subs
“As if the form of House we live in describes our ability to think.”
Love this channel, keep up the good work! Y’all are good people.
Good vibes from Texas cheers
Man your videos calm me, i think its the editing/cinematography, and your voice and the fact that I'm a history/politics nerd. Watching your vids is like drinking tea to me.
The ONLY channel that I've "rung the bell" on. Seriously, good job and thank you.
Your video are so good it's crazy. Just the first 15 seconds are a master class in engaging with the viewer.
dude, that is a nice video, i like how the cows are free ranged and well protected.
This channel rocks I love the care you put into this
So.. Ya I really enjoyed this fluff piece. It was like all the things I love about Rare Earth without the heavy feeling of some episodes.
I love that after “There’s an angry cow in here” several shots later he’s a few feet up the cliff side
Simply love your work, keep it up ❤️
On the topic of Armenian caves - the oldest known winery in the world is in a cave right next to a cave where the oldest known shoe in the world was discovered.
This is my new favourite channel. A+
(Yes, this comment is on topic. But it requires an introduction before getting to the point.)
Have you ever considered what you would do in the event that a super-massive CME (coronal mass ejection / solar flare) struck the Earth? The Carrington Event of 1859 wasn't even close to what the sun is capable of, yet it crippled telegraph systems and even set lines on fire.
A large flare today would wreak havoc on modern electronics. Communications satellites would be disabled, taking with them your cell phones, Internet, TV, radio, and much more. Any car less than 30 years old would stop running but even older models wouldn't be able to get gas because the infrastructure would collapse.
With transportation at a standstill and food processing centers shut down, the doors at your local supermarket would close. Not to mention that neither the stores nor your home would have lighting or refrigeration.
The list is much longer but I'm sure you're getting the idea by now. Civilization as we know it would end. Reconstruction and repair would take decades or longer. There is strong evidence that an extreme case did occur in ancient times -- Watch videos by Brien Foerster, The Thunderbolts Project, or Ancient Architects -- and that it literally knocked us back to the Stone Age.
So who would survive such an ordeal? Would you be among them? Would you know how to grow your food or hunt for it? Could you make it through a harsh winter? Would you help your neighbors? Would they help you? Or would you sequester yourself in a bunker with a shotgun and hope your neighbor wasn't armed?
Ah, that point that I promised. It's this:
There is one class who would survive: The modern cavemen who already live in the situation described above (albeit not typically in actual caves). The aboriginals and tribal people of Australia, Africa, the Amazon and similar parts of the world. These "primitive" people would hardly know that anything had changed.
And I'm sure they would have a hearty laugh at the "civilized" person's attempt to prepare. The gun you buy to hunt would soon run out of bullets, most likely from shooting at humans since there is no game where most people live. The tent you bought would be destroyed in the first heavy storm. Your overloaded backpack wouldn't have half the things you need when you need them.
You'd be whining for a cigarette, a beer, an aspirin, a can opener. But the canned food that you attempt to scavenge would soon disappear. And you'd have a constant case of the runs from drinking polluted water. The water that _you_ probably contributed to polluting.
But for the cavemen and their equivalent, life would go on as usual.
So tell me again, who is the dumb one?
How very pessimistic. In my experience humans are far more resourceful than you present here
When, in your experience, have you observed their resourcefulness following a global cataclysm?
A Carrington-class event would cause power outages in many places, but the lines could be repaired. It would not cause all of civilization to grind to a halt. We have dealt with widespread outages in the past, including some due to CMEs. A Carrington-class event like we almost had in 2012 would be worse, but it would not be the end of the world.
I look forward to your posts. Thanks from Orlando
I too feel very offended by people using my name as a negative description of someone else :C
I like these episodes which just shift one's awareness that little bit by questioning and elaborating on something one has taken for granted.
Great video as always. Thanks for posting.
The only difference between me and Og is my Bic lighter is better packaging.
Another insightful video! I love the tone of the video.
Our ancestors were smart enough to survive for this long. Look up videos of endurance hunting to get an idea of what it took to survive sometimes. If we survive for long enough as a species, we will be seen as primitive, too (except perhaps lazier on average).
I love this fucking channel.
I appreciate your deep thoughts on light subjects.
You're good, mate. Everything is so well said and explained.
when someone called someone else a caveman, I sit both of them down for a History lesson about how cavemen are smarter than most of us civilized people in surviving in the wild.
Or you could just not take everything so literal and have a bit of a sense of humor for bloody sake
And then everybody clapped r/thathappend
Whenever I read old literature, it always shocks me how much I can still relate to these people who lived 200 years ago. Even the Bible, which is 2000+ years old, is still relatable!
ChildOfThe Ivy read about the Greek philosophers and their complaints about their modern society and daily life, take away the technology factor and it's like reading about our modern society
Both makes you feel less lonely, but also sad that we haven't learned.
Like people still believing in god, gottem
Animation is just an art. But if you mean the stories told with them those are indeed the same age old ones in fresh coats of paint.
I know, but as that doesn't mean anything I figured I'd turn it into something substantial.
Neither human nature or the nature of government has changed since well, forever. A point I often make when discussing our Constitution with people that feel it should be "updated" or even eliminated. Technology is really the only thing that changes. 🤔🤓🍻
This reminded me of what Harari writes about in the first few chapters of Sapiens. Thanks for showing some wonderful uses of caves :)
Always inspiring!
Thank you
This video is a reminder for us to appreciate the contributions of Thag Simmons.
In some aspects our ancestors were smarter then us.
They could live off the land, hunt, gather, and did not require GPS.
Look back, and be impressed.
Modern humans dont need to live off the land, hunt, gather and navigate without a GPS. If you put any human into a situation where the human had to do these things to survive, that human would also become good at those things
Personally I always thought that it was impressive some one looked at a wild fire and thought today I will invent cooking! Then someone else thought you know that useless stuff you find in rocks? I will add that to fire and invent metal working!
One of these people wouldn't survive long enough to learn said skills though...
Great video as always, thank you alot for the great content! :)
I used to rent an apartment located in a repurposed old bank, so the walls were very thick with brick and stone, I was the first resident after the restoration, so I could choose between three apartments, the one in the basement still had the old vault but the door had been removed, and that's reasonable, because the you don't want your renters to get stuck inside a nearly air tight room. I went with one of the apartments upstairs because it had more rooms, and it had no fireplace, because it was no need for one, I live in Norway so the winters are pretty brutal, but my apartment was cool during the summer and comfortably warm in the winter, using only a few electrical heating sources, and the electrical bill was low.
I have since bought my own house made out of wood, but even if it's well insulated and pretty modern, with a fireplace combined with electrical heating I still get the chills during the winter, and I sweat a lot during the summer. So what I'm getting at is, find stonework to live in to be comfortable all year around, like a cave or a combined brick and stone building with thick walls. Take care and be safe✌️
hurray! something that isn't soul-crushingly depressing, for a change
anyways... great work as always, keep it comming!
The text in the end was the true work of art in this episode
This is best described, I feel, by the difference between knowledge and intelligence.
Due to schooling and such becoming more widely available, the collective knowledge of the human race increases. More people know more things. But that doesn't necessarily mean that people have become more intelligent.
Yes, we are developing technology at an ever increasing rate, and yes, we collectively know how to do more things. And that does show intelligence to a degree, being able to modify and improve; but without that collective knowledge base development of technology and medicine would be much slower, possibly equivalent to the rate of development before we had such collective knowledge.
Great video Evan, really makes you think.
You should Do a video on the exploration and perspectives of spirituality across the modern and ancient world? It sounds really intriguing
Man, Armenia is gorgeous!
What I wanna know is where's the caveman
You are seriously talented.
Hi, great Video from this team, I unbelievable enjoy this series so much. It's funny and also serious and every time so breathtakingly beautiful. Just one thing, please render the video in the correct framerate, stutters due to bad frame rate conversions are apparent often. See here egg. @4:00 . Still I will watch them anyway because they are so great 😍
Favourite episode yet!
Not sure why this is thought of as a "puff piece," since it's sociologically fascinating and presented with intelligence and a lovely aesthetic approach.
Honestly, I'd like to see more of these in your series. A balance between light and dark shows each to best effect. Constant dark is oppressive to the spirit and over time would have less and less appeal.
And in response to your assertion that people are likely no smarter today than they were a hundred thousand years ago, my guess is that as a group, we are less so. Civilization ensures survival of the weakest, and that includes individuals of low intelligence, dragging our average IQ as a species down.
On the other hand, for those at the right-hand side of the bell curve, civilization offers many more opportunities to develop and refine intelligence and improve living conditions for the rest.
Such a damn good channel.
Minor nitpick, at 2:14 you say "many of the caves in this area are still in use", but at 2:27 you say "despite no longer being lived in they havent stopped being used" repeating the "used". The video is amazing nonetheless.
in the future, star-faring men will call it "planetmen"
My great great grandfather lived in a cave in Kentucky he invited and patiented the bearings used on early helicopters
You missed the Geiko Caveman's Crib webpage. Esperanto magnetic poetry on the fridge and Brazilian jazz on the MP3 player.
I'll have sous vide duck breast please..
Humans have a sneeze response when going from dark to light that is thought to be a response from living in caves.
We were probably more mentally coherent 15,000 years ago than now.
I'm amazed Geico didn't monetize this video. ;)
Personally, I'm horribly aware of how future generations will mock us for our failures. We will most definitely be considered a barbaric age at some point in the future.
Just as a note: In regards to IQ and Intelligence quantification, most of it is bunk subjective psuedoscience that has been been based on ideas created by people who weren't even aiming for the goals we adapted them too and as such were never built for them.
Beautiful objectivity. That was great.
“In the end, aren’t we all just angry cows in caves”-you didn’t say it, but thats what I heard 🤣 Extra shout out for the music in this one; worked perfectly! Anyway, great video again guys. Armenia looks amazing!
Hey, guys. any chance on checking out the site of SL-1?
The elaborate caves and burials, the various advanced archaeological findings that have been found such as early figurines, cave art, and even musical instruments, and especially the various megaliths should cure anyone of the delusion that our most ancient ancestors were somehow "primitive" - and I think we've merely scratched the surface of what more is to be discovered.
great video! if you like people living in caves there is a town in Queensland Australia where people have made modern homes out of caves
You should do a podcast on a bunch of little topics that don’t deserve their own video
Love it, very humbling...
I think we do get smarter through time although I don't believe this is due to simply the time passing but rather due to the fact that we grow in wealthier and safer environnments, our quality of life is going up through time. One exame of this affecting our intelligence is that people today are more educated that a 100 years ago (or than in your grandmother's time, to pick the example in the video). Most studies agree that there is a correlation between IQ (which although not a perfect tool to mesure intelligence, it is the best one we have as of now) and years of education. Therefore one could say that time itself does not make people smarter, but that the technological and social changes that arrive through time create an environnment with the proper conditions to make and raise smarter humans.
Don’t let the haters get to you. Ur work is inspiring and makes us wiser. Listen to they all laughed by Chet baker. Thank you for your service to free thought.
I think your videos are still good even if you always aren't super prepared
Wow, those are some of the best scenery I've seen.
They still live in caves in Spain 17 years ago anyway when I visited last on the south coast.
i would like to send a shoutout to the cameraman always got the nice shots
The vast majority of cavemen lived in huts, tents, or other improvised shelter.
Camera man did a good job!
Georgia would like a word with you about that wine comment.
I mean whats the difference between a cave in which someone life's and house? Both are lots of stone around a bed. (Ok US homes are made out of cardboard but normal houses are out of stone)
That place is awesome to live in and build castles, but, all those mountains and caves are awesome to ambush the people living there.
LOVE and thank you
I love your content.
I always love to read the text at the end of an episode xD Who writes those?
I think you could metion the fact that the term "cavemen" itself is based on the misconception that prehistoric folks llived mostly in caves. Evidence suggests that most people lived outside caves (mostly near rivers and in open fields), but because most archeological (and/or paleolontological) remains are found in caves we created the wrong stereotype of people mostly living in caves
When I read the title, I thought it was going to be about my boss
Cave dwelling mountain cattle, who knew? Great subject, good back drop.
Reminds me of Chufut-Kale I've been to as a kid. Check out the pictures of it on the net, guys.
if a human falls in a cave and there's nobody around to hear it, has humanity really advanced at all?
So who wins the fight Evan? The Caveman or the Astronaut?
Two words: Kinetic Bombardment.
Astronaut: 1
Caveman: 0
You call this fluff? My god, you're highbrow for real - truly among our intellectual elite, but with added value: warmth.
As I was paying my utility bill the other day, I told my kids we're moving to a cave lol. It's looking better and better.
nothing smart to say over here i just love this show so relaxing, so thoughtful
Fuck me, that was uplifting. Fantastic work, everyone!
All true, but some days I have to embrace my inner caveman that modernity has somehow tamed, it helps me to survive, maintain and in an odd way, thrive. Having the ability to recognize its pluses and minuses is key. Now what to do about keeping my knuckles from dragging the ground is gonna take so serious brainpower.
Future generations won’t be mocking us for our failures. Our failures will be final.
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