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[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

This humanity fuck yeah stuff really rings hollow when you look at the trajectory of the world. What does any of this matter if we just kill ourselves by ransacking the planet or blowing ourselves up?

[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like the pictures over-exaggerate the difference a bit. The wright flyer was literally made by two people in their spare time while the space program was around 4% of all federal spending and had almost half a million people working on it in some capacity.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago

All supported by the giant shoulders of some tiny apes that jogged behind fauna for 4 million years, and ate some berries along the way.

[–] neuromorph@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (17 children)

The chariot lasting as high tech for 3800 years has some part to do with the dark ages.....

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[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry if it's already been pointed out but they just kind of skipped over boats

[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

where are my rocket socks?

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

My great-grandfather grew up with horses and carriages and saw man set foot on the moon and the early days of the internet. He saw the rise and fall of the USSR. What will I see?

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[–] Part4@infosec.pub 4 points 2 weeks ago

~~we are creators~~ We enjoyed a short period of exponentially increasing complexity due to a massive amount of 'immediately free' energy afforded us through the burning of fossil fuels.

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