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?
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Should they have just hooped on their private jet and flown to the Maldives?
There was no form of fast travel, no knowledge of what lay far away, no way to carry a large set of supplies, etc.
Also, people knew how to survive where their ancestors had long established themselves. They knew what plants they could eat, the animals they could hunt and their patterns, the weather, and so on. Moving to a new place meant unknowns and new threats, including other humans.
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