Egypt's Pyramids May Have Been Built on a Long-Lost Branch of the Nile

Re:Egypt's Pyramids May Have Been Built on a Long-Lost Branc... by pavlov on Friday May 17, 2024 @01:48AM (#40386779)

Why is New York Penn Station so ugly and drab compared to Grand Central even though it’s newer? Even the style of decoration is entirely different and much richer on the older and larger building.

Could it simply be a question of society’s priorities and resourcing? Nah. After all the Americans were a fairly primitive culture primarily known for hamburgers and baseball. Most likely Grand Central was built by aliens or an older Native American culture.

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Re:Egypt's Pyramids May Have Been Built on a Long-Lost Branc... by philwelch on Friday May 17, 2024 @05:23AM (#40387993)

The obvious conclusion would be that Penn Station was built during a period of cultural decline, which turns out to be both true and interesting.

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Re:Egypt's Pyramids May Have Been Built on a Long-Lost Branc... by pavlov on Friday May 17, 2024 @05:50AM (#40388140)

Indeed. For some reason this obvious conclusion doesn't satisfy the pyramid theorists, even though ancient Egypt's many periods of cultural decline and later resurgence are well documented.

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Re:Egypt's Pyramids May Have Been Built on a Long-Lost Branc... by leetcrew on Friday May 17, 2024 @08:42AM (#40389262)

the economic case is more compelling in this example. grand central is still largely the same structure that was built in 1910 at the peak of rail's dominance. penn station was demolished and rebuilt to sell air rights during a sharp decline of intercity rail ridership.

I guess demolishing an iconic building could itself be evidence for cultural decline, but stuff like TWA flight center was being built at the same time. the dollars followed the passengers.

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