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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok he’s finally triggered me. As an engineer, no. We absolutely can build pyramids. At least technologically. Financing it isn’t happening. But we can build pyramids on the size of the great pyramid without modern technology even. It’s impressive sure, but it’s not like people of the past were idiots, they just had less tools at their disposal, and better tools are great for inventing even better tools.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Less tools and more slave labor.

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

There's actually a belief that the pyramids weren't built by slaves, but rather paid workers during the seasons when fields couldn't be worked.

In the modern era we'd call it a job program.
Government needs something done, unemployed workers need to be kept busy for social order, and fed so they're ready when the fields are workable again.