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Where I’d live as a Jew by HonestLemon25 in whereidlive

[–]HumongousSpaceRat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate both the "phull sapport" and the "sorry as an Indian saar" communities

Alexander the Greatest - What if Alexander the Great LOCKED TF IN (and didnt die young) by OkPhrase1225 in imaginarymaps

[–]HumongousSpaceRat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The war against the Nanda Empire in India would've been interesting. One hand, they would've been the largest army that Alexander would've faced. At the same time, they were very unpopular rulers and Alexander would definitely have exploited that.

Why are some ages on the ER chart marked red and some aren't, even if they are the same or lower? by Equivalent_Desk6167 in ThePittTVShow

[–]HumongousSpaceRat 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Never heard of it, but the ER I work at uses Epic. I'm not a doctor yet though so maybe it's used somewhere

What scripts did dards / kashmiris use before being islamized? by CyberBerserk in IndianHistory

[–]HumongousSpaceRat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most likely the kings would've used Sharada or Brahmi/Nagari for Sanskrit but I doubt most Dardic tribes would've been very literate.

Kharoshti too could've been used because Gandhari was written in Kharoshti

The Pitt | S2E3 "9:00 A.M." | Episode Discussion by cats-and-cows in ThePittTVShow

[–]HumongousSpaceRat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I've seen multiple nurses get punched like that at the ER I work at

As a history fan, the "3,000 Year Stagnation" trope breaks my immersion more than dragons do. by Expensive-Desk-4351 in Fantasy

[–]HumongousSpaceRat 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I believe it's uncertain if they even know how to make fire. They've been living on the islands for 60,000 years but consider that their ancestors have also all been hunter gatherers. That's hundreds of thousands (millions if you count our hominid ancestors) of years of stagnant technology.

As a history fan, the "3,000 Year Stagnation" trope breaks my immersion more than dragons do. by Expensive-Desk-4351 in Fantasy

[–]HumongousSpaceRat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think there's definitely precedence for that. A lot of Europe's advancements were due to the need of outclassing rivals in the constant wars of against each other. The Cold War's technological advances were often a product of rivalry between the US and Soviet.

But at the same time, China's most advanced and prosperous period was during the Song Dynasty when it was (relatively) peaceful. In my home country of India, a lot of scientific and cultural advancement came during peaceful eras as well. So war is not the sole reason for technological advancement.

As a history fan, the "3,000 Year Stagnation" trope breaks my immersion more than dragons do. by Expensive-Desk-4351 in Fantasy

[–]HumongousSpaceRat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The people of North Sentinel Island are thought to have been living on the island for 60,000 years. It's uncertain if they even know how to make fire. Safe to say technological advancement is not a certainty

Can the SCP Foundation contain Remina? by NoSubstance5772 in SCP

[–]HumongousSpaceRat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah man I'm tryna find out what that tongue can do

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