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AllaN01Bear

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13. give a man a fhish hook and u can feed him for a day

Mon Jun 2, 2025, 03:32 PM

Jun 2

Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said 'give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime'. Over the centuries, many have hailed this proverb and we see its message mirrored in the humanitarian aid sector, in an attempt to ensure long-lasting impact on communities.

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What invention had the greatest impact on humanity and why? [View all] LogDog75 Jun 2 OP

fish hooks . AllaN01Bear Jun 2 #1

Why? LogDog75 Jun 2 #2

give a man a fhish hook and u can feed him for a day AllaN01Bear Jun 2 #13

Language Midnight Writer Jun 2 #3

Easy cheap birth control for all women. Irish_Dem Jun 2 #4

Interchangeable parts The Wizard Jun 2 #5

Cruise control Henry203 Jun 2 #6

Fire. Could cook food and not freeze to death. Could use as weapon and to clear land. sinkingfeeling Jun 2 #7

But fire isn't an invention, it's a discovery. malthaussen Jun 3 #24

Fire. Basso8vb Jun 2 #8

harnessing electricity k_buddy762 Jun 2 #9

Clothing OC375 Jun 2 #10

The steam engine justaprogressive Jun 2 #11

The Internet kacekwl Jun 2 #12

Alphabets. lastlib Jun 2 #14

Greatest impact? Earl_from_PA Jun 2 #15

Many good answers. I'll go with the plow for one of the very first. Norrrm Jun 2 #16

Transistor. Mosby Jun 2 #17

Society nuxvomica Jun 2 #18

'I can domesticate him', says: Norrrm Jun 2 #19

Soap Intractable Jun 2 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author wyn borkins Jun 2 #21

Politics. Or religion. One and the same. n/t malthaussen Jun 3 #22

Jerry Pournelle argued it was the rigid horse collar. malthaussen Jun 3 #23