"不是我们驯化了小麦，而是小麦驯化了我们。"
— Yuval Noah Harari
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In the past, people used to live by hunting animals and gathering wild plants. One day, they discovered wheat, a type of grain, and started growing it because it provided a lot of food. As people planted more wheat, they needed to stay in one place to take care of it, rather than moving around to find food. This change led to the first farms and villages. Because humans had to adjust their lives to grow and harvest wheat, it’s like the wheat controlled people's behaviors and choices. An example in modern life would be how smartphones shape our daily habits; instead of us just using the phone, our routines often revolve around it, showing how a tool can end up directing our lives.
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