The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.
  • player2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1022·
    10 months ago

    This plus extreme selection bias. There’s plenty of concrete that did not last for thousands of years.

    • TimeSquirrel@kbin.social
      411·
      10 months ago

      “They don’t make things like they used to. See that tube radio over there? It’s 75 years old and still working! A rare find!”

      • jj4211@lemmy.worldEnglish
        191·
        10 months ago

        But in their defense, not a single thing on Earth made in the last decade has lasted 75 years. Check mate.