phdepressed
@phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Nephews, the convenient heirs 2 weeks ago:
Generally the pope was in the church from fairly young age as they were later sons being essentially given to the church to avoid sibling inheritance feuds while also gaining power and reputation for the family.
- Comment on "B-b-but don't you need our cotton???" 2 weeks ago:
Cotton grows well in tropical and subtropical areas. That includes the southern US. American cotton originally displaced cotton from India and Africa because Americas cotton plants produced longer stronger fibers. More relevant to the reduction of cotton were the introduction of synthetic fibers from the 1920s on with rayon, nylon, and polyester fibers being cheaper and easier to generate and process with less or no seasonal effect.
Mexico, the Caribbean, Florida and Central America are still the main producers of global cotton supply.
- Comment on It is crazy how Whitewashed the practice of roman slavery has become 2 weeks ago:
Yet, the worst of the worst happened with enough frequency and banality. That’s really all the meme states. Being a slave has always been slavery no matter who the masters are.
- Comment on It is crazy how Whitewashed the practice of roman slavery has become 2 weeks ago:
They seem to torture them just because. In pretty much any minority ruled states the majority were/are just generally abused. See South Africa, the US, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, India (castes), etc etc.
- Comment on The Intricate history of Camel Semen extraction wasn’t really something I expected to dedicate my weekend to… 3 weeks ago:
It’s a “bulla” a sac they extrude out of their mouth and vibrate air through to indicate “me horny, can we mate?”
- Comment on PC gaming fan Steven Spielberg says he "can't do controllers," prefers keyboard and mouse 1 year ago:
I play rocket league with a keyboard and mouse. Have gotten up to champ in 2v2 and 3v3 ranked.
Also beat ds1 and 2 using keyboard and mouse.
In other words git gud.