fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agowe are creatorsmander.xyzimagemessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up11.43Karrow-down112
arrow-up11.42Karrow-down1imagewe are creatorsmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square236fedilink
minus-squareZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 months agoIn 1861 Russia abolished serfdom. In 1961 Gagarin reached space. It’s just barely implausible a person born a serf could have seen their descendant explore space.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoSay what you will about the USSR (and I certainly will) but they did develop and industrialize incredibly quickly.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoThey got nothin’ on Japan, though.
In 1861 Russia abolished serfdom.
In 1961 Gagarin reached space.
It’s just barely implausible a person born a serf could have seen their descendant explore space.
Say what you will about the USSR (and I certainly will) but they did develop and industrialize incredibly quickly.
They got nothin’ on Japan, though.
Also the atomic bomb.