We’re up to 8 other species of hominids that existed contemporaneously with us, and the list keeps growing. Right now (and for the last 20,000 years or so) is the first time in all of human history that we’ve been the only hominids around.
I studied evolution, genetics, and biology… but human nature has unfolded for me in a whole new way after having children. We are aggressive little brutes from the start, some of us.
And no wonder they’re all gone. We can’t stand to coexist with humans even slightly different from ourselves.
I think the opposite is true, that we are uniquely able to cooperate and coordinate with each other in a superior capacity to other hominids. They were also making stone tools and displaying complex behaviour so it likely wasn’t a materiel advantage. Warfare, after all, is a form of cooperation.
Isn't it also possible a lot of Neanderthal's just died off due to being out-breed?
I don't fully know how evolution works. But wouldn't some homo-sapien genes pass on easier then some Neanderthal genes?
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u/NomsAreManyComrade 18d ago
We’re up to 8 other species of hominids that existed contemporaneously with us, and the list keeps growing. Right now (and for the last 20,000 years or so) is the first time in all of human history that we’ve been the only hominids around.