@HumToTable@sfba.social @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org I read the books, but I didn't need history to teach me the universe is trying to kill me. My step-dad's brother was on sticks because he caught polio. He taught me rev matching when shifting because he never used a clutch if he could avoid it - not enough feet. My aunt was deaf because she caught scarlet fever. Diseases *not* fucking up the population is a rare and modern condition that only a fool takes for granted.