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  • yes a lot of cultures went extinct but not because they didn't have writing. it's because there was no one left to pass on the knowledge.

    if we think about it from the perspective of contemporary indigenous people, they know how to read and write English but that's a side effect of boarding schools. and it's led to more intensive cultural extinction because of forced assimilation.

    tldr: some tribes had writing before Columbus, some didn't. cultural genocide is effective in both oral and written traditions

  • Kei Trucks & Cars @lemm.ee
    amino @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Would you consider this a kei truck?

    ALT: blue tricycle with flatbed panels lowered

    Maybe a more philosophical question, but my country classifies this gorgeous bastard as an electric tricycle because its max speed is locked at 25 km/h so it can be driven without any license.

    fun fact, a mini version of this without a cabin is getting really popular with old people in rural areas as a way to replace their bikes because it lowers their chances of getting ran over by cars.

    I assume it's also being used as a covert disability aid since it looks less like something that would get you discriminated by ableists or by your mates at the pub.

    back to the model in the picture, I also predict a big uptake by the people using horse-drawn carts to haul cargo/people. yes, we do have street-legal horse public transport, why do you ask? 🤭

    cats @lemmy.world
    amino @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Enjoy Espresso sunbathing

    ALT: Espresso sunbathing on a chair with wooden handles and red canvas with a yellow leaves motif

    China @sopuli.xyz
    amino @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/32684736

    Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father's panicked voice: The brakes don't work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier.

    Stunned, Zhang gazed at the deflating airbag in front of her. She could never have imagined what was to come: Tesla sued her for defamation for complaining publicly about the car's brakes — and won. A Chinese court ordered Zhang to pay more than $23,000 in damages and publicly apologize to the $1.1 trillion company.