I noticed that one question that seems to undermine Africa the most is "Why didn't Africa invent the wheel?" As if we were expected to have been able to when Australasians, Pacific Islanders, indigenous South American tribes, indigenous North American tribes & Eskimos all never invented the wheel. The wheel was invented in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq), so unless you are Mesopotamian or Iraqi & to be precise, a direct descendant of the man or woman who invented the wheel, you have no reason to be proud of something you didn't make.
If you're really determined in Africa inventing it's own wheel, here it is: https://x.com/TheKwatuist/status/1738898420960498006?s=20
Black man fixing wheel.
This Africa versus the World narrative continues in many technological inventions. Why didn't Africa invent this & that. Africa did invent many things, the only problem is that we weren't as loud with our creations as the Western world at the time. Many ancient African creations rival those of ancient Europe but for one reason or another, we weren't as enterprising with our creations. We seemed to be content with building one creation & staying with it, rarely changing or improving on it. It seems like Africa's motto when it comes to civilisation is, "If it's not broken, don't fix it." We created various weapons, solar & lunar calendars, food storage systems but never improved on them because they worked. So we were bound to, eventually, be outdone by globalisation & ever-changing & ever-improving technology. Globalisation which used technology from all over the world including some of our own creations has now forgotten it's origins.
That being said, there are still Asian & South American tribes hunting with wooden bows & arrows to this day, metal-working hasn't even reached them yet. When an African has already made & developed a digital laser & a solar-powered bus.
"Why didn't Africa invent this & that.." well, why didn't Europe & China invent the spear & tame fire? Why didn't India invent the iPhone & computer?
Why invent a bobsled where there is no snow?
If you're really determined in Africa inventing it's own wheel, here it is: https://x.com/TheKwatuist/status/1738898420960498006?s=20
Black man fixing wheel.
This Africa versus the World narrative continues in many technological inventions. Why didn't Africa invent this & that. Africa did invent many things, the only problem is that we weren't as loud with our creations as the Western world at the time. Many ancient African creations rival those of ancient Europe but for one reason or another, we weren't as enterprising with our creations. We seemed to be content with building one creation & staying with it, rarely changing or improving on it. It seems like Africa's motto when it comes to civilisation is, "If it's not broken, don't fix it." We created various weapons, solar & lunar calendars, food storage systems but never improved on them because they worked. So we were bound to, eventually, be outdone by globalisation & ever-changing & ever-improving technology. Globalisation which used technology from all over the world including some of our own creations has now forgotten it's origins.
That being said, there are still Asian & South American tribes hunting with wooden bows & arrows to this day, metal-working hasn't even reached them yet. When an African has already made & developed a digital laser & a solar-powered bus.
"Why didn't Africa invent this & that.." well, why didn't Europe & China invent the spear & tame fire? Why didn't India invent the iPhone & computer?
Why invent a bobsled where there is no snow?
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