Yeah so I was thinking about macho narratives about "the invention of fire" and humans becoming an apex predator etc Did you ever think about how soap does not exist in nature, and we had to invent it as a result of inventing both fire and large-scale hunting
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Some leaves/berries are rich in saponins and have been traditionally used for washing in Asia. Soap was unknown in China until Europeans brought it.
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Replying to @2400_8N1
Yeah there's a Lu Xun story about it
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