Me, Fucking Around: Gee I think I'll write part of my PhD on Egypt's First Intermediate Period (2200 BC) where a insane elderly king w many wives destroyed Egypt's economy via graft+ increased power to states w massive climate change+ civil war Me, Finding out (2025 AD): Oh shit. Oh my god no. - ThreadSky

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indyfromspace.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Me, Fucking Around: Gee I think I'll write part of my PhD on Egypt's First Intermediate Period (2200 BC) where a insane elderly king w many wives destroyed Egypt's economy via graft+ increased power to states w massive climate change+ civil war

Me, Finding out (2025 AD): Oh shit. Oh my god no.

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sunnylet.bsky.social•4 days ago

Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it - George Santayana.

ladystormwalker.bsky.social•4 days ago

Those who do learn history get to watch and say “I told you so” when history repeats.

vacheestfachee.bsky.social•4 days ago

😬🙈 So how bad are we looking at, if we match the historical record?

tokusei.bsky.social•4 days ago

Was this Pepi II?

Kind of a fitting name.

skybluesea.bsky.social•4 days ago

S’what happens when you raid tombs 🪬

soniafocke.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yes please where is it published the 1st Intermediate Period is my niche interest.

indyfromspace.bsky.social•4 days ago

My last book has a chapter on it (archaeology from space)

bigcitychihuahua.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thanks, just ordered it.

sojaya.bsky.social•4 days ago

Well we all want to read your thesis now please and thank you!

timweigel.bsky.social•4 days ago

Well it’s nice to see that we have apparently collectively learned nothing over the past 4,000 years.

johnlieske.bsky.social•4 days ago

How'd it go for the king?

hackandslacker.bsky.social•4 days ago

This was me listening to The History of Rome for fun! The Romans are going hyper conservative to save themselves - what could go wrong?!

tamarasiuda.com•4 days ago

Mine started out about helpful dead people (Coptic martyrs as the Egyptian ancestor cults evolving) and then turned into a research focus on “nationalism + religious extremism = why we can’t have nice things” 🙃

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