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This Yo Dawg meme isn't funny plus it destroys the planet. (hexbear.net)

submitted 12 hours ago by InevitableSwing@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Vid clip - https://xcancel.com/tsarnick/status/1842401670225125539

I made the big mistake of watching that. And now [redacted]. Holy mother of fuck are tech bros evil.

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[-] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 14 points 8 hours ago

That and reinforcing ideas about non-European cultures that are harmful. Shit like "Native Americans didn't invent the wheel because they spent all their tax money on war instead of science." Not like the real reason, which is wheels are fucking useless without large pack animals.

[-] Tom742@hexbear.net 7 points 4 hours ago

The first invented wheels weren’t even for transportation, they were grinding wheels which even further erodes their point.

[-] CantaloupeAss@hexbear.net 1 points 1 hour ago

:kelly:

[-] Tom742@hexbear.net 1 points 1 hour ago

Mills and also Pottery wheels, which arguably predate any solid evidence of wheel’d transportation

[-] CantaloupeAss@hexbear.net 1 points 1 hour ago

I just thought you had a nice play on words with "grinding wheels which erodes their point"

[-] Hexboare@hexbear.net 10 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Even then, many large pack animals aren't all that. The first 500 years after the collapse of western Rome was dominated by camels and limited road infrastructure.

Water is and remains the most efficient way to transport goods.