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All the "sizzle" of the carp steak was developed by the Japanese, So "koi" wouldn't have been "developed" anywhere but in the good ol Ni Pon A.
But thinking that humans back then were bored is egocentric thinking. Struggling to survive is not boring. The religions back then were more central to ones life and definitely were not boring, AND lastly no matter where someone lives, or in what time, if they are bored they are the bore.
To simplify major populations and determine discoveries came from boredom is not right.
As in the arabs and there rapid development of navigatiing by the stars. Several factors aided the rapid development:
The first was that the terrain(desert) was an ever changing sea of sand dunes. therefore trails (trade routes) were never permanent, or even semi-permanent. (there was a need)
The second was that travelling at night was preferred due to high day time temperatures. (there was a solution)
And thirdly the skies are much more consistently clear in that global region. (it was even easier for people in this region)
the last I'll mention is that navigating using the stars was easier to come to understand than navigating on open water due to a solid platform and the additional variable concerning currents. (and of course other populations and races needed to navigate using the stars they just had more obstacles to overcome.)
other populations in different parts of the world either had a stable land and landmarkers or were unlikely to have a clear or stable sky.(ditto)
And the above is still a simplistic veiw, but alittle more fleshed out than the "barren desert" theory. (politics, religion, trade secrets, dogma)
has anyone promoted the idea that the unique coloration of koi might have been developed for practical reasons? easier to catch them if you can see them, and they'd look cooler on a plate.
I'm not looking to argue, just to point out ain't nothing simple and ain't none of them people back then thought the same way as you or me.
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