Probably 2 of the biggest reasons the Greeks failed to become a technological civilization are that their various feuding city-states never united in cooperation, but primarily that they were super into slavery for all their labor. They didn’t want to make slaves work less, then they would have time and energy to rebel and slaughter their masters. No, scientific advancement was simply for curiosity’s sake, not practical applications.

He doesn’t even know all the shiny shit he put up in the white house came from Home Depot and got spray painted.

I doubt she’d bother showing up for it. It’s useless pageantry and she has work to do.

Easy, aim for the legs.

Yeah, they did get higher lead exposure than later generations.

What a strange and dangerous idea: to suppose that a handful of men shouldn’t own everything.

Then stand against it, you fool.

I don’t remember how long ago I first saw this one, but I am deeply grateful it’s still making the rounds every time I see it.