Poll: what would you label the world's oldest profession in your version of the origin myth of humanity? (Not counting basic sustenance work like hunting/farming/tool-making as professions)
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also possible: guy who is a straight-up weirdo (may also be autistic, schizophrenic, epileptic, &c) is totally useless in hunts but seems to predict the future so we keep him around
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I think the shaman’s most significant role is to regulate the placebo effect on behalf of the community. So it’s incredibly early, and fundamentally monopolized.
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