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[โ€“] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

โ™ช ๐ŸŒˆ s l a v e r y ๐ŸŒˆ โ™ซ

[โ€“] jonathan7luke@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

At best, that's reductive and at worst it's completely wrong. I get that this was probably a joke answer, but I feel like this misconception is unfortunate since it misrepresents ancient Egyptian culture and also undermines the impact of the unique evil of chattel slavery that was practiced in the US.

[โ€“] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

also it doesn't make it any less impressive.

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago

That's one thing that's stayed constant to this day.

[โ€“] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Less burocracy and stupid permissions, plans and a "Let's go" was enough.

[โ€“] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The secret ingredient then was the same as it is today.

Slave labor.

[โ€“] Zerush@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Error, they certainly had slaves, but not for building Pyramids and Temples. The Farao knew, if he wanted a job well done, he needed professionals, he used free paid workers. The true is, it was a hard work, but in better conditions as often today

[โ€“] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

they did this without a 100 email chain?

[โ€“] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

God was their AI.

Government grants?

[โ€“] dajoho@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

They did it with whips, Rimmer. Massive, massive whips.

[โ€“] Schwim@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Slaves. They did it with slaves.

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

Wait till you find out how modern economies function.