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UncleMeat
6 days ago
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The past was not that cute
Humanity almost did die out. All living humans are descendants from a relatively small funnel.
manmal
6 days ago
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It's likely that was due to catastrophic events, and not general resilience. If a big meteor hits earth now, we'll likely by at a population of a few k or 10k as well.
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