[HN Gopher] Solid Objects: 16th-Century Geometric and Perspectiv...
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       Solid Objects: 16th-Century Geometric and Perspective Drawings
        
       Author : benbreen
       Score  : 28 points
       Date   : 2021-07-20 16:39 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
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       | blunte wrote:
       | This suggests that humans, if they have the luxury of not having
       | to spend 100% of their effort on survival, can envision and
       | comprehend much of what we today think about.
        
         | bserge wrote:
         | Weren't these people rather privileged? Just being able to draw
         | on paper was a big thing back then iirc.
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         | But yeah, if you have just 20% or even 10% free time, if it's
         | bugging you enough you'll keep thinking about it.
         | 
         | Now, having the means to realize that is a whole different
         | story.
         | 
         | Ideas are aplenty, even among people with the actual skills to
         | execute them, but the social and monetary capital is lacking.
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         | Can't do shit without help and money.
        
           | blunte wrote:
           | Exactly, that's my point. If we prioritized things
           | differently and afforded more people the space to be
           | creative, perhaps we would be more advanced as a
           | civilization.
        
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