Matt
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Maybe. Honestly, that might not be a bad plan. Because the thing is, what it breeds, the current way that Egyptology works, it is so averse to changing the narrative... that it breeds conspiracy theories.
Maybe. Honestly, that might not be a bad plan. Because the thing is, what it breeds, the current way that Egyptology works, it is so averse to changing the narrative... that it breeds conspiracy theories.
Because Egyptology cannot be questioned. And this is something that I'm sure there's going to be an archaeologist in the comments that's yelling at me. Look, I took a lot of courses in college. I studied a lot of different periods of history. Egyptology was the most rigid, do not question me field there was.
Because Egyptology cannot be questioned. And this is something that I'm sure there's going to be an archaeologist in the comments that's yelling at me. Look, I took a lot of courses in college. I studied a lot of different periods of history. Egyptology was the most rigid, do not question me field there was.
And I've experienced it myself being kind of like on the fringe of that kind of thing early on in our careers where I was like, hey, you know, these are some weird stories. These are some weird coincidences. What's going on here? And the response I got typically was not, I see where you're coming from. Here's the argument. It was, you're stupid.
And I've experienced it myself being kind of like on the fringe of that kind of thing early on in our careers where I was like, hey, you know, these are some weird stories. These are some weird coincidences. What's going on here? And the response I got typically was not, I see where you're coming from. Here's the argument. It was, you're stupid.
how dare you question it like you're not an archaeologist what what do you know and it's the same kind of thing that they say to Graham Hancock and to be fair we I've looked into Graham Hancock he is wrong about those things but you know why people think he's right it's because instead of explaining to him why he's wrong you call him a con man and you call the people who believe him stupid
how dare you question it like you're not an archaeologist what what do you know and it's the same kind of thing that they say to Graham Hancock and to be fair we I've looked into Graham Hancock he is wrong about those things but you know why people think he's right it's because instead of explaining to him why he's wrong you call him a con man and you call the people who believe him stupid
If you would present the... Props to Milo for trying to do that in an accessible way. But there is still a certain... And I'm guilty of this myself. There is a certain point at which mockery turns people off too much. And I think you need to balance it, which is why I I only started openly mocking David Politis recently.
If you would present the... Props to Milo for trying to do that in an accessible way. But there is still a certain... And I'm guilty of this myself. There is a certain point at which mockery turns people off too much. And I think you need to balance it, which is why I I only started openly mocking David Politis recently.
Because I don't want to make fun of the people being I don't want to make fun of the people who believe this stuff. Yeah, I want to make fun of the people who like. Spread it. And in cases like mine done used, I want to make fun of the people who believe it because I could not have laid it out any more clearly.
Because I don't want to make fun of the people being I don't want to make fun of the people who believe this stuff. Yeah, I want to make fun of the people who like. Spread it. And in cases like mine done used, I want to make fun of the people who believe it because I could not have laid it out any more clearly.
Yeah. It's kind of like the difference between doing drugs and dealing them.
Yeah. It's kind of like the difference between doing drugs and dealing them.
We shouldn't punish people who are addicted to heroin for being addicted to heroin. We should punish the people who sold them the heroin.
We shouldn't punish people who are addicted to heroin for being addicted to heroin. We should punish the people who sold them the heroin.
Where are you going with this? Every word of this sentence is making me more concerned. Yeah.
Where are you going with this? Every word of this sentence is making me more concerned. Yeah.
A cross? We'll get you a meat bucket. We'll get you a meat bucket. There we go. And milk to dip your meat sticks in. And you were concerned about me. I'm talking about a questionable culinary choice.
A cross? We'll get you a meat bucket. We'll get you a meat bucket. There we go. And milk to dip your meat sticks in. And you were concerned about me. I'm talking about a questionable culinary choice.