America's Tech Right Is Obsessed with Building Giant Statues
bloomberg.comEvery time I think I understand how crazy the broligarchs are, I learn something new about them that tells me I underestimated that.
Not right wing but I honestly don’t mind a nice giant statue. The Prometheus one sounds pretty awesome actually.
Ozymandias.
Devs (2020). Giant statue of founder's daughter.
> Ozymandias
Even though people invoke him as symbolic literary figure representing the transience of power and human ambition, the actual person, Ramses II, accomplished many positive things.
For instance:
- strengthened Egypt's borders and secured trade routes, maintaining stability and prosperity
- the world's first recorded peace treaty with the Hittites
- prompted Egyptian religion, art, and culture on a grand scale
- lasting historical influence
Ramses II's reign marked the pinnacle of ancient Egyptian civilization.
Golly gosh, Mussolini only made the trains run on time.