How different the world would look now if Neanderthals had won

[Random Boomer]

14. Look up the theories and research on humans as a self-domesticated species

Isn't just as likely that the population increases came first - and that social cohesion developed as a result? Sapiens had an inherent 'herd' instinct, that neanderthalensis somehow lacked? Neanderthal more wary, sapiens more 'tolerant?' Evidence?

There are a constellation of both behaviors and body changes that are common to all domesticated species, and it's been proposed that humans also share those traits, as do bonobos. Domestication lowers in-group aggression, making cooperation easier. That cooperation and social cohesion easier, which in turn reinforces selection for less aggressive individuals (since they are disruptive to the success of the group).

In a stressed environment, humans may have had just enough of an edge to survive adverse and changing conditions.