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They could have put their vandalism on another wall that didn't have one of the rarest pieces of human expression. But no, they purposely went out of their way
by cyclotron3k 4y ago
They could have put their vandalism on another wall that didn't have one of the rarest pieces of human expression. But no, they purposely went out of their way to destroy something extremely rare and utterly irreplaceable.
Yes, all things change, and eventually everything will be lost in the eventual heat death of the universe, and all human endeavour will be rendered pointless. But it's still a totally pointless and tragic waste.
- ars 4y ago> But no, they purposely went out of their way to destroy something extremely rare and utterly irreplaceable. It's actually not so clear it was purposeful. If you didn't know there was art there, you would not be able to tell. It's very possible they just wanted to write some nonsense, and didn't realize they were overwriting anything significant. The art looks like parallel lines made by dragging a hand over the surface, and it covers virtually every bit of the surface. The vandalism is only in a small part. A more useful reaction is to teach people more history, so they would know about their heritage in the cave.