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The South West seems to be full of interesting sites. Last time I was in Cornwall we went for a walk to visit a stone circle. It’s fascinating to think that peo
by bambataa 8y ago
The South West seems to be full of interesting sites. Last time I was in Cornwall we went for a walk to visit a stone circle. It’s fascinating to think that people like us at one point thought it important enough to create these circles, but we have no idea why.
- theoh 8y agoWe do know that things get built because of a desire to ratify prestige. Things like Easter Island's moai are described as "mana-works", mana being a Polynesian word adopted by anthropologists to describe notions of abstract efficacy. It's worth reading about, though the concept has lost credibility in anthropology. But, essentially, the Autobahn network is similar to these megalithic works, built out of a collective and mostly consensual desire to demonstrate/affirm the efficacy of a certain social order. The connection I'm making with totalitarianism is intentional, with no value judgement attached to that (sometimes totalitarianism happens).