Man-made wonders
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AItoothbrushreplied to The Picard Maneuver 8 days ago last edited by
Ignoring the fucking 600m tall monoliths that we can build now...
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The Picard Maneuverreplied to AItoothbrush 8 days ago last edited by
And yet they don't measure up to Squidward Community College.
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restaldt@lemmy.worldreplied to The Picard Maneuver 8 days ago last edited by
I've graduated from the Squidward school of hard knocks but Im trying to model myself as more of a Squilliam these days.
Any idea where the Squilliam School of Applied Fuckery is located?
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fauxerious@lemmy.worldreplied to The Picard Maneuver 8 days ago last edited by
Squidward Community College
The official website of the prestigious Squidward Community College. Apply today!
(squidwardcc.org)
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katana314@lemmy.worldreplied to The Picard Maneuver 8 days ago last edited by
Sometimes I bitterly wonder if it was humanityβs acceptance of slavery that enabled those large constructions. Things like safe working conditions didnβt exist back then.
Of course, we basically have prison slavery, but Iβm sure theyβd prefer the products of that labor not be so publicly visible.
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evil_shrubbery@lemm.eereplied to The Picard Maneuver 8 days ago last edited by
Mayonnaise 101 is really something.
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cynar@lemmy.worldreplied to katana314@lemmy.world 8 days ago last edited by
The pyramids were built by skilled labour. One of the options for paying taxes was to work on public works. It was also seen as a religious event, akin to modern missionaries.
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underwire212@lemm.eereplied to fauxerious@lemmy.world 8 days ago last edited by
Tf is this lmao
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AItoothbrushreplied to The Picard Maneuver 8 days ago last edited by
That is true tho
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wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comreplied to fauxerious@lemmy.world 8 days ago last edited by
Man, someone put a lot of effort into this shitpost of a site.
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skunkworkz@lemmy.worldreplied to AItoothbrush 8 days ago last edited by
And non of them will stand as long as the Pyramids.
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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetreplied to cynar@lemmy.world 8 days ago last edited by
The pyramids were architected and overseen by skilled labor. There was a whole lot of unskilled labor involved to move those blocks across the desert and into place.
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OpenStarsreplied to skunkworkz@lemmy.world 8 days ago last edited by
Those were built to last.
Current buildings are built to be maintained and thereby turn even moar profits after construction.
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OpenStarsreplied to cynar@lemmy.world 8 days ago last edited by
And those workers were even afforded healthcare - a rarity at the time? (I would be significantly less enthused if I found out that it only covered work-related accidents rather than all things, but even so, still not the norm for slavery.)
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hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonereplied to The Picard Maneuver 8 days ago last edited by
I mean, I wouldn't want tons of labor to be spent on building a huge tomb for a single rich and powerful guy...
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remembertheapollo_@lemmy.worldreplied to hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 days ago last edited by
The rich are certainly expending a lot of effort into making one giant tomb for all of us.
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lugal@sopuli.xyzreplied to The Picard Maneuver 8 days ago last edited by
Gelderloos argues in Worshiping Power that early states had to convince people of their superiority. Now that states are the norm and it's barely possible to live in a stateless society, this isn't necessary anymore.
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stevedice@sh.itjust.worksreplied to The Picard Maneuver 8 days ago last edited by
I resent European imperialism for killing interesting architecture.
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saharamaleikuhm@feddit.orgreplied to remembertheapollo_@lemmy.world 8 days ago last edited by
Don't you worry, I'm sure the rich will be just fine.