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11 days agoDomestication of dogs is said to be around 15,000 years ago and “caveman” refers to humans in the paleolithic which is between 3.3 million and 11,700 years ago. So there’s a few thousand years where technically a “caveman” could have a pet dog.
Domestication of cats occurred around 9,500 years ago so past the cutoff for caveman.
Honestly, I think that would suck quite a bit. I would have the intelligence and experience of an adult trapped in the body of an 8 year old and dependent on my parents. I wouldn’t be able to live independently for years. It would also be difficult to speak and act like an 8 year old. I have a university degree and an 8 year old with university level education would probably make me some weird child prodigy. Not only would I be dependent on my parents, but everyone would be pushing for me to be some genius by the time I’m an adult. I’d eventually grow up to be a huge disappointment. So really I’d kind of just be reliving the past!
The only saving grace is that I might be able to make some money off investing in tech companies and crypto before their drastic increase in value. At least I wouldn’t need to work my entire life.