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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by qyron@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

The title is a bit over dramatic but, per the title, if you could contribute with one piece of knowledge to a book that every single individual should learn from in order to kickstart a civilization, what would be yours?

My personal choice would be the process of soap making, from scratch.

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[-] Xariphon@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

Since I mentioned it in a response to another poster:

I would include everything I know (or had access to for the sake of this scenario) about germ theory. Admittedly my own off-hand knowledge is not much, but basic hygiene and sanitation and how to avoid getting sick would save a lot of lives. What germs are, how vaccination works, etc.

[-] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

This needs way more upvotes

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