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These comments are unreal to me. The context is right in the beginning of the article. The site was originally deemed too impressive to be built by locals, and
by shmageggy 5y ago
These comments are unreal to me. The context is right in the beginning of the article. The site was originally deemed too impressive to be built by locals, and later it was too impressive to be built without outside influence, and now that research is showing it was indeed built by locals, it’s no longer impressive. Incredible.
- boffinAudio 5y agoYes, these comments are unreal to me too, and I think we are witnessing a great deal of white guilt manifesting itself as cowardly dismissal. It is incredible to be witnessing here on HN, but it speaks to how much work is still left to be done in the world, to deal with the hubris and arrogance of western moral authority -- which is as much a fallacy as anything. Peoples investment in the authority and altitude of their own cultures is like a giant boat that won't be turned by anything but a major current. We are but waves on these arrogant bows, friend.