quoting note1uwj…7q6cTIL The hookworm parasite is believe to have contributed to the stereotype that the people in the US South were lazy.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dc2ll0/til_the_hookworm_parasite_is_believe_to_have/
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ContrarianAgrarian on Nostr: I am wary of people who overly attribute external factors to negate personal ...
I am wary of people who overly attribute external factors to negate personal responsibility or autonomy but I do find articles like this and hidden factors of influence really interesting. Same with the retrospective medical diagnosis of historical characters and their actions. Is there a term for that… Archeological pathology?