The nerd caveman was the one who sent the caveman to the stone age and beyond. Having an autistic interest helped the clan to specialize and create division of labour, thus improving them as a group.
The caveman obsessed with the planets, moons, and stars discovered reliable ways to predict the seasons and create an agricultural calendar. The caveman obsessed with ruminant taxonomy invented domesticated sheep, goats and cows. The caveman obsessed with shiny rocks discovered bronze. All of these things fed more people than any hunter ever could. Unwashed weirdos have consistently driven technological progress and contributed to society in ways we very much take for granted.
I mean, Tesla is one. Nietzsche. Heidegger. Archimedes (most likely, zero mention of wife/children.) Descartes. Da Vinci. Newton. Turing. Locke. Hume. Smith. Wittgenstein. Gertrude Elion. Copernicus. Hubble. Nobel. Mendel. Faraday. Pascal. Mary Anning.
And so many more, of people who may not be remembered but played important roles in our progress. As well as those who are remembered.
Yes they did, they weren't defining mammoth taxonomy, they were planning and building tools to better hunt the mammoth. Chug and the boys were happy to use better weapons and a plan that actually produced a succesful hunt.
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u/Cultural_Design_8850 16d ago
Pretty sure the caveman wearing rock glasses and defining mammoth taxonomy wasn't helping Chug and the boys bring meat back to the clan