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Illustrations of history

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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It's amazing what people were capable of 2000 years ago without modern machinery. The pyramids which are older are amazing on their own but the combined number of cities and mega structures that were all built before our modern era is just awe inspiring

[–] PugJesus 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Even more than fancy machines, organization builds civilizations. Through cooperation, the impossible becomes possible. o7

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

*possible

I think you have a typo there

And I agree. Humans are great not as individuals but as big complex organizations and groups of people all working towards the same goal. If anyone, no matter how wealthy they think they are, are the most important human in any organization, then their project is doomed to failure .... if not immediately, than eventually.

[–] PugJesus 2 points 6 days ago

I think you have a typo there

lmao

Fixed, though I kind of like that formulation too.

[–] over_clox 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)
[–] PugJesus 4 points 6 days ago

The kids today and their extra-wide four-horsepower chariots need it, smh