Sometimes I bitterly wonder if it was humanity’s acceptance of slavery that enabled those large constructions. Things like safe working conditions didn’t exist back then.
Of course, we basically have prison slavery, but I’m sure they’d prefer the products of that labor not be so publicly visible.
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.
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.
I resent European imperialism for killing interesting architecture.
The more modern “wonders” are more of a WTF kind
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?