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Blame mainly awful people who liked to brag how awful they were and what awful things they did to other people. When writing down the history of stuff and peopl
by gostsamo 3y ago
Blame mainly awful people who liked to brag how awful they were and what awful things they did to other people. When writing down the history of stuff and people, it was too expensive for ordinary folks to engrave on stone how they optimized their crops or how they improved weaving.
- hellojesus 3y agoWhile awful by today's standards, they recorded their feats because those awful actions allowed their civilization to thrive, even at the cost of others' perishing. Plus, by boasting of your awful deeds, you're more likely to dissuade would-be challengers. It would be lovely if we had knowledge from the common man from throughtout history, but the common man wasn't typically the reason for domminance.