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kleinbl00  ·  2712 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: June 21, 2017

The massive architecture bothers me less. I think it's because of shots like this:

Granted - those aren't slaves. But life passes so many by without a single testament to their time on earth and some small part of me is proud that there's a giant wastewater treatment plant that will no doubt outlive me and buried somewhere in its visitor center is a picture I'm standing in.

The Great Wall killed millions in its building, so far as we know. But the Han dynasty killed millions anyway. Better to die building a wall, I figure.