Why did humans decide to settle down in very harsh environments like Siberia or the Saharan Desert, why not live in places more moderate and more accepting to life and civilization?
For large periods of human history, people were living on the edge of starvation. Population rises during the good times and uses up all the resources.
If I move my family out of the crowded area to a less fertile area, I get that for myself with less competition.
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