▲ 1820 ▼ incredible (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by neutralbipolar2@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 255 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Go to steam power first. It can move things They had steam power over 2000 years ago, they used it in temples and as toys to amuse the rich. Slaves could move things, and were much cheaper. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They might have had it, but they didn't use it right permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) They had no incentive to use it any better. Without a printing press, which would increase the levels of literacy, and allow sharing knowledge orders of magnitude faster, there was no indication that a kettle could ever outperform a hundred men or a few dozen horses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a loop - they didn't use it right, so it sucked, which is why they didn't try to make it better = they didn't use it right. With the right knowledge, they might've just made proper use of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah. But, could a single person break that loop? It seems to me like it would still require centuries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I'd say it depends on the person. I'm sure there are some that would majorly change the course of history and then some that would get killed within an hour permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) They might have had it, but they didn't use it right permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) They had no incentive to use it any better. Without a printing press, which would increase the levels of literacy, and allow sharing knowledge orders of magnitude faster, there was no indication that a kettle could ever outperform a hundred men or a few dozen horses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a loop - they didn't use it right, so it sucked, which is why they didn't try to make it better = they didn't use it right. With the right knowledge, they might've just made proper use of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah. But, could a single person break that loop? It seems to me like it would still require centuries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I'd say it depends on the person. I'm sure there are some that would majorly change the course of history and then some that would get killed within an hour permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) They had no incentive to use it any better. Without a printing press, which would increase the levels of literacy, and allow sharing knowledge orders of magnitude faster, there was no indication that a kettle could ever outperform a hundred men or a few dozen horses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a loop - they didn't use it right, so it sucked, which is why they didn't try to make it better = they didn't use it right. With the right knowledge, they might've just made proper use of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah. But, could a single person break that loop? It seems to me like it would still require centuries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I'd say it depends on the person. I'm sure there are some that would majorly change the course of history and then some that would get killed within an hour permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) It's a loop - they didn't use it right, so it sucked, which is why they didn't try to make it better = they didn't use it right. With the right knowledge, they might've just made proper use of it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah. But, could a single person break that loop? It seems to me like it would still require centuries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I'd say it depends on the person. I'm sure there are some that would majorly change the course of history and then some that would get killed within an hour permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah. But, could a single person break that loop? It seems to me like it would still require centuries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I'd say it depends on the person. I'm sure there are some that would majorly change the course of history and then some that would get killed within an hour permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I'd say it depends on the person. I'm sure there are some that would majorly change the course of history and then some that would get killed within an hour permalink fedilink source parent
