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[gemgineer]

you think so??
but there's so much practical information made easily available in that show!

[onceandfuturemascot]

Okay but everything on that show is wrong
Like they just straight up ignore what real people were historically capable of
It's ridiculous
Also tell me the Greek afro guy is not an alien himself

[gemgineer]

i don't know about that
i think you underestimate the genius of aliens and also the stupidity of humans
you may be right about him though
his skin definitely doesn't fit quite right

[onceandfuturemascot]

I think its too easy to underestimate the intelligence of people who lived long before us
An ancient Mayan or Egyptian is no less intelligent than a modern American and they're perfectly capable of sophisticated architecture as a society
Especially pyramids
I never understood the freak-outs over pyramids
They don't require anything but the ability to neatly stack square blocks
They're common around the world because they're simple

[gemgineer]

oh, you're right about anicent mayans or egyptians being as capable of intelligence as modern-day people are!
but they are also as capable of stupidity as modern-day people are
and modern-day people are pretty stupid

[onceandfuturemascot]

There's definitely a lot of willful ignorance around
Probably always has been even before education was an expectation instead of a privilege
But the general idea of ancient aliens is the idea that humans needed outside assistance to do great things
Which I don't agree with

[gemgineer]

for the record i agree that the aliens didn't build the pyramids
i just wanted to make a point that humans are stupid!
and that the aliens WILL most definitely be here soon
:)

[onceandfuturemascot]

We'll see about the aliens I guess
And as long as the history channel keeps its current programming
I can't really argue your other point