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Almost forgot to look in our own backyard (startrek.website)

submitted 8 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] criitz@reddthat.com 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (10 children)

Actually no, I don't think there were any people living in Antarctica.. but I could be wrong.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

This is a very human centric definition of discovery.

Penguins had been living there for millenia beforehand.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago (3 children)

We are humans...

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca -1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I was mocking the attitude that something can't be discovered by one group of people if a different group of people already knew about it.

Columbus discovering the Americas is commonly called a "euro-centric definition of discovery". While conveniently ignoring that literally nobody in Europe knew the Americas existed.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Don't tell the Vikings I guess

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinland

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

That's fair, that can annoy me too occasionally.

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