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This has triggered a vague memory of a joke by someone (I think Douglas Adams?). But I can't remember the full quote so putting this out there in case someone knows it.
Basically humanity was smarter than other animals because we didn't adapt ourselves to the environment, but adapted the environment to suit us. So now instead of having to adapt we just have to... wake up at 6:45 am when the alarm goes off, drive to work at 7 30 am etc.
Does anyone know it or was I having some kind of fever dream?
I think this is in the movie "The gods must be crazy" : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gods_Must_Be_Crazy
That's it! Thank you, that was really bugging me. No idea why I thought it was Douglas Adams 🤦♂️