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What historical events prove humanity hasn't fundamentally changed in the last 10k years? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by Apytele@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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...but only one person gets to talk about ea nasir's yelp ratings.

They can be cool, inspiring events, or funny/dumb ones idc. I'm just looking for stories that make you go "I could see that happening in Jersey" or "My cousin caught a charge for that just last week!"

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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 28 points 5 months ago (3 children)

In 1945, Oppenheimer pioneered the quest for the creation of the atomic bombs. His defense was it's "the weapon to end all wars" supposedly by the fear inspired by its sheer power. Looking back, you can find such eerily similar moments where this defense is littered throughout the course of human history in response to several different things. So even if unintentional, it's definitely BS.

[–] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago

Gatling gun comes to mind

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 7 points 5 months ago

Never underestimate how much the ruling class is just frothing at the mouth for war. We could destroy the planet and everything living on it several times over. The only evidence of humanities existence may one day be a few rovers on Mars and a ring of fine dust and plastic orbiting the sun.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"The Death Star will end war forever."

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

thirty years later

"We have made Starkiller Base, surely we got it right this time!"

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

In the EU they didn't even wait 30 years to make The Sun Crusher