Discussion Would you become a neanderthal in modern times if you could ?

[Friezacel]

I know its a random question, but imagine you could switch your current body with the one of an average caveman. Would you do it ? I absolutely would. They were only 5"5ft (not much shorter than i am anyway) but they were physically strong as hell and had robust skulls. You would look very ugly among modern humans, but you could easily beat the shit out of most normies if they would bully you. Plus they died a lot earlier on average than modern humans, which means less suffering.

 

[DarkStar]

If I could get sex yeah

 

[weaselbomber]

no

 

[Friezacel]

If I could get sex yeah

In theory you can easily get it by force, everyone would be too afraid to mess with a neanderthal

 

[AnApparentMyth]

Sure, why not? Probably mogs me anyway.

 

[Fevet]

A bullet or any modern artillery weapon can still pierce through my skin, so that's a hard pass

 

[Diddy]

Yes I'd rather be a retarded hominid living life through pure impulse than a retarded one who's self-aware about his shitty situation.

 

[Friezacel]

A bullet or any modern artillery weapon can still pierce through my skin, so that's a hard pass

Only an issue if you live in the US

 

[Sonicfancel]

Yees. better than being me.

 

[Fevet]

Only an issue if you live in the US

What if the police or the government intervenes while I'm on my rampage or go out of their way to pursue me

 

[gymcellragefuel]

No. You’d be outcasted and sent to prison or get put in a zoo. Just like a gorilla

 

[AtrociousCitizen]

No, because I would probably end up getting captured and experimented on.

 

[Wumbus]

no

 

[coping_manlet]

Maybe

Do I get the brain of the Neanderthal too? Bc then my intelligence would drop from human levels

If it’s just the body then maybe bc I’d be just as ugly but have super human strength and speed

 

[Friezacel]

What if the police or the government intervenes while I'm on my rampage or go out of their way to pursue me

Dont get caught or dont go ER in the first place

 

[Friezacel]

No, because I would probably end up getting captured and experimented on.

This would be true in the past, but that would be considered cruelty nowadays

 

[Friezacel]

Do I get the brain of the Neanderthal too? Bc then my intelligence would drop from human levels

I dont think its neccessarily bad to be a little impuslsive, especially if you are a high inhib cel.

Also neanderthals werent as stupid and low IQ as portrayed in cartoons

 

[Castaway]

had robust skulls

And their chins were still recessed compared to modern humans. Goes to show that a robust skull is not always ideal. Many sub-saharans today have huge jaws and large skulls compared to Europeans but still look ugly

 

[Friezacel]

And their chins were still recessed compared to modern humans. Goes to show that a robust skull is not always ideal. Many sub-saharans today have huge jaws and large skulls compared to Europeans but still look ugly

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Not really comparable because Neanderthals didnt evolve chins yet. Dont forget that chin is a feature that only modern humans and no other mammals have or had.

 

[Castaway]

Not really comparable because Neanderthals didnt evolve chins yet. Dont forget that chin is a feature that only modern humans and no other mammals have or had.

Yeah, that’s why becoming a neanderthal in modern times would be a downgrade. You would look way too atavistic to the point of being considered ugly universally

 

[Friezacel]

Yeah, that’s why becoming a neanderthal in modern times would be a downgrade. You would look way too atavistic to the point of being considered ugly universally

Im already used to being short and ugly. Plus most people wouldnt wanna mess with a neaderthal because they know they would get their ass beaten

 

[stalkerKiller]

Yes I'd rather be a retarded hominid living life through pure impulse than a retarded one who's self-aware about his shitty situation.

100% this

 

[ilieknothing]

Them being shorter than humans is misleading, cause they were taller than the humans of the times so realistically if they were still alive today they would be taller than us

 

[ilieknothing]

Not really comparable because Neanderthals didnt evolve chins yet. Dont forget that chin is a feature that only modern humans and no other mammals have or had.

If you look at their skulls and artistic portrayals they did have chins

 

[Friezacel]

Them being shorter than humans is misleading, cause they were taller than the humans of the times so realistically if they were still alive today they would be taller than us

I was talking about the Neanderthal as we know it, i compared Neanderthals to their time with modern humans

 

[Friezacel]

If you look at their skulls and artistic portrayals they did have chins

Most sources i checked stated they didnt have chins. Also neanderthals jaws were a lot stronger and bigger compared to modern humans, so i guess that evens out the lack of chin

 

[ilieknothing]

I was talking about the Neanderthal as we know it, i compared Neanderthals to their time with modern humans

Yes as we know them now, they were taller than the modern humans of 30k years ago (when they last lived) by 1 foot

 

[ilieknothing]

And their chins were still recessed compared to modern humans. Goes to show that a robust skull is not always ideal. Many sub-saharans today have huge jaws and large skulls compared to Europeans but still look ugly

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Most sources i checked stated they didnt have chins. Also neanderthals jaws were a lot stronger and bigger compared to modern humans, so i guess that evens out the lack of chin

If you look at that picture the chin is clearly labelled

 

[Friezacel]

Yes as we know them now, they were taller than the modern humans of 30k years ago (when they last lived) by 1 foot

Average neanderthal height was 5'5ft and average human height nowadays is 5"7ft

 

[Friezacel]

And their chins were still recessed compared to modern humans. Goes to show that a robust skull is not always ideal. Many sub-saharans today have huge jaws and large skulls compared to Europeans but still look ugly

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I didnt claim robust skulls always look aesthetic in my OP, but its not to deny that a robust skull immensly helps in physical fights

 

[ToBurble&Pine]

it wouldn't change anything

 

[DutchCel01]

Depends, am i smart enough to go to the gym and build muscle? I would start breaking world records