I think people tend to overestimate progress. Skyscrapers happened a hundred years ago with advent of elevators. I've visited some Roman cites, they are massive

I think people tend to overestimate progress. Skyscrapers happened a hundred years ago with advent of elevators. I've visited some Roman cites, they are massive. They had five storey residential buildings - just like these days. And some modern techniques seems unreal [1] [1] 1920s skyscrapers builders without safety ropes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDN4c2wnx3E&t=55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDN4c2wnx3E&t=55