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[–] 124 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

The Large Hadron Collider and the International Space Stations are amazing wonders. It used to be that humanity's most expensive projects were religious temples. Now it's machines for scientific research. Some people apparently have a problem with this, and they're generally not the sort of people I like to be around.

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    [+] 117 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)
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    [–] 61 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    "This meme was brought to you through a single piece of glass several thousand miles long, at the bottom of the ocean"

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    [–] 60 points 2 years ago* (11 children)

    Edit: (not directed at OP)

    Bro have you seen the size of the bridges, stadiums and skyscrapers we build? Fuck it, have you seen the LHC?

    Should we start adding spires and arches to hospitals and train stations to get support from the RETVRN crowd?

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    [–] 52 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The duomo took 600 years to be mostly complete and still has work being done though mostly restoration and maintenance. It has a marble quarry dedicated solely to it. Absolutely magnificent building, I did all the tours a few months ago, loved it.

    That is why we don’t build buildings like it anymore, insanely expensive and time consuming. Plus our current rich people would rather rape kids on their massive yachts and private island than commission beauty to be admired by wider society like the wealthy of old.

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    [–] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    When did humans stop building mega-churches?

    You’re not going to believe this, but…

    View of the stage from the far end of the sanctuary of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas - built inside a former basketball stadium.

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    [–] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The Vegas orb thing probably qualifies as a wonder.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    RIch people used to comission great works, but today it seems like they have abandoned that one duty they have.

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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    Something seems fishy here.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean, Sagrada Família im Barcelona is still under construction

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    [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    That is National Fisheries Development Board in Hyderabad, India.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    If anything it's become so commonplace that nobody really cares that much anymore. "Oh look, a cool building. Anyway..."

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    In late game, Wonders are for culture and not science victories. We need to put more into one and get the other, as Canada just stole Einstein from me.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    More proof. It's called the "Bullring", but i always thought it looked like a sperm whale.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Idk if this is truly a wonder, but when I heard about it earlier this year I was stunned by how magnificent it looked. NJ opened the largest Hindu temple outside of Asia last fall. It looks crazy.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/largest-hindu-temple-asia-opens-new-jersey-built-12500-volunteers-rcna119085

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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    There's also this.

    If I was a rich person, I'd build a pyramid out of concrete in a more modern style, with the peak being made out of glass for maximum view, as a home.

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago*

    I realize it's a joke but answering to the first tweet - one could simply post a picture of the Sagrada Familia which is super impressive if you've seen it live and it's still under construction today.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    The simple truth is that you have to justify the cost. Art is expensive and generates no quantifiable income. Capitalism is poison.

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    You take your date to your apartment and they go "wait you live in a giant fish?"

    It's either a massive win or catastrophic loss

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago*

    butt actually

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I heard there's a mall in Iceland that from above looks like a man's wiggly jiggly bit. Forgot what it's called but it's still kinda funny.

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I’m seeing Eric cartman saying “I live in a hotdog.”

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