system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
I once heard a Language teacher tell me that a reason colder countries tend to be more advanced is that they have to advance their civilization and technology to cope with the cold. Are there Sociological studies supporting it?
gpt
Recommended reading: Guns, Germs and Steel.

Cold countries did not really advance because of the cold, but rather because Eurasia is a huge horizontally spread landmass with TEMPERATE climate.

Cold would actually be a hindrance since people do nothing in the long winter months.