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If Humans Die Out, Octopuses Already Have the Chops to Build the Next Civilization, Scientist Claims
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Do we need to die for this to happen? 
this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2024
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True, no opposable thumbs, though. Perhaps they could develop some kind of written language, but I don't think it'd be nearly as easy as it is for us and I doubt they'd be able to do much with complex tools.