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Add link to Wikipedia "Cradle of civilization".

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I originally chose six thousand years because Sumer / Mesopotamia
saw some of the earliest states in 4000 BC, but I'm changing it to
twelve thousand because the Cradle page says that sedentary and
permanent villages started more like 10,000-12,000 BC, which seems
like a better reference point for the start of trade and economy.
Also because I don't want people to interpret the number six thousand
as a reference to creationism.
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@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ Please,
- Donate a few dollars to people who make things you like.
- Encourage others to do the same.
In discussions of politics, you will sometimes hear people say "if you don't like it, get out". This is a [small-minded position](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9), and if you've read the 19,000 words leading up to this point in the article, you probably don't say that. These people think that the past six thousand years of tumultuous human history have come to a sudden stop, and the present situation will remain static from here on out. Unlikely. In a sense, installing an adblocker is one part of "getting out". It is removing myself from the environment where I see ads. I did not need to write this article. I could have sat down and shut up and turned off my computer and stopped going outside, and I'd be "out". But I'm not content with that. The world is not static, it is going to change, and I'd like to contribute to the way it changes.
In discussions of politics, you will sometimes hear people say "if you don't like it, get out". This is a [small-minded position](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9), and if you've read the 19,000 words leading up to this point in the article, you probably don't say that. These people think that the past [twelve thousand years](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_civilization) of tumultuous human history have come to a sudden stop, and the present situation will remain static from here on out. Unlikely. In a sense, installing an adblocker is one part of "getting out". It is removing myself from the environment where I see ads. I did not need to write this article. I could have sat down and shut up and turned off my computer and stopped going outside, and I'd be "out". But I'm not content with that. The world is not static, it is going to change, and I'd like to contribute to the way it changes.
Are ads truly necessary for our survival? If everyone followed these steps, would the world grind to a halt, burst into flames, go up in smoke, go down the drain? There's only one way to find out! Follow your heart. Don't waste your time thinking about whether you have some moral obligation to watch an advertisement in order to keep the world functioning properly. If you don't want to see ads, then stop seeing ads. Let the rest of the world figure out for themselves how they're going to keep their heart pumping. Their income is not your responsibility.