It also stands out to me that the negative examples are ahistorical.
Even into modern times, plenty of people did indeed believe that flight was possible through spiritual practice or mechanical means, had no intuition about maximum construction heights at all, and well.. personally operated boarding houses across the world and throughout history.
I think the article is trying to make an argument that’s worth attempting, but is relying on some examples that don’t help it do so.
Even into modern times, plenty of people did indeed believe that flight was possible through spiritual practice or mechanical means, had no intuition about maximum construction heights at all, and well.. personally operated boarding houses across the world and throughout history.
I think the article is trying to make an argument that’s worth attempting, but is relying on some examples that don’t help it do so.