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		caramelcustard on July 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Systemd Creator Lands at Microsoft "Shepherds, Merchants, and Credit: Some Observations on Lending Practices in Ur III Mesopotamia" https://www.jstor.org/stable/25165020 Late stage, huh?

crygin on July 7, 2022 [–]

How long do you think that humans have existed?

caramelcustard on July 7, 2022 | [–]

Depends on what humans we're talking about. 200k years, if we talk Homo Sapiens.

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