@emptywheel the pyramids weren’t built by slaves, actually. Scholars now believe they were respected builders http://r.rc.vc/1O8YvZT
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@nilicule Thanks! Does this mean they got paid in beer then? -
@emptywheel not just beer, also plenty of bread and meat - they were skilled labour, fed better than at home http://r.rc.vc/1O8Z3is -
@nilicule Wouldn't they need it to build? I mean the work was still really hard, no? -
@emptywheel work was pretty hard, yes. They’d need 40-50g of protein a day, half from fish/beans and the other half from sheep/goat/cattle
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@emptywheel The guys who built pyramids were payed and high qualified. You are following a hollywood myth. -
@VolkerPloehn Just tweeted out a self-correction--also I've read more Herodotus than watched Hollywood Egypt movies of late.
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@emptywheel@DineshDSouza darn, I was hoping for a "Ten Commandments" clip. -
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@ClinicaReed can't find a good clip on web. It's the old movie starring Heston and Yul Brenner. Moses saves a slave about to be crushed
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@emptywheel ... But#hottakes are priceless.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel haha just because the value was stolen from them does't mean the labor didn't have valueThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@AbuKedem If I didn't see the byline, I'd assume it's a lefty noting that poor people work hard, too.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@DineshDSouza is tweeting allowed in prison?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel What's his personal experience of labor?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel Or, labor is worth a lot, which is why people have been trying to get out of actually compensating for it since antiquity.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel Man, I miss the days of Malthus, why don't I get to pick between children and a full belly?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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