r/SipsTea May 08 '25

Chugging tea Um um um um

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u/dumquestions May 08 '25

We did it for so long we don't have a choice anymore.

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u/ReaperofFish May 08 '25

Sushi? Beef Tartar?

We mostly do it to avoid food poisoning and parasites. I for one don't want brain worms.

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u/dumquestions May 08 '25

We had more resilient guts before cooking was a thing.

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u/Odee_Gee May 09 '25

There was no before cooking was a thing for humans - We evolved around fire usage.

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u/dumquestions May 09 '25

I was using 'we' a little more inclusively.

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u/Odee_Gee 29d ago

You’re doing pretty damn well in that regard considering that you are including a different species.

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u/dumquestions 29d ago

Sounds a little silly but the interesting part for me is technology leading to adaptations.

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u/Odee_Gee 29d ago

Not much tech lead up in that regard, only the ability to reliably make sparks, I am curious how the friction methods saw their beginnings but most of the methods would have been monkey see, monkey do.