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[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"Given the soft nature of bronze, historians have previously wondered whether such blades served a ceremonial purpose, rather than a practical purpose on the battlefield. A few years ago, scientists even staged sword fights in order to learn more about how the Bronze Age weapons could have been used effectively in battle, despite being much easier to damage and harder to repair than their iron successors."

Scientists a sword fight?! Yes:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/en-garde-scientists-stage-sword-fights-study-bronze-age-warfare-180974705/

scientists fighting swords

But why is the picture showing the rescue of a small horse?

[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A lot of the work we do is effectively to satisfy the (constantly changing and growing) desires or the wealthy (or let's say, the desires of the people who employ wage workers).

Simple example: labour productivity has grown with 70% since the 70s while real wages have stayed more or less the same. So that growth in output hasnt been going to workers. (The time that productivity increase could have freed up, is now used to produce stuff that the workers do not get to consume themselves).

https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/

[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Angles, I think?

[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The good thing is that you don't have all these toxic, wealth-dependent, brand-indoctrinating capitalist, environmentally destructive fast fashion pressures for kids.

Amazing. Day walking around in Milan. Then onwards to Lecce. All trains were on time to the minute. We had cabins to ourselves (went with friends). Did it with Eurorail tickets.

[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes. Took the sleeper train from the Netherlands to Italy last autumn.

[–] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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