Pinkers en route

Diogenes said:
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What's new about that? In Victorian London, slum tours for the rich were a done thing. It showed the unwashed masses that you cared or something...

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T. A. Gardner said:
What's new about that? In Victorian London, slum tours for the rich were a done thing. It showed the unwashed masses that you cared or something...

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Earlier than that. In Georgian London, the rich would pay to taunt the inmates at Bedlam and Newgate prison.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
Yea, yea... I'm sure the rich paid to be able to heckle the pyramid builders in Egypt too...
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@Grok: There is no historical evidence that rich people (or anyone) paid to heckle the pyramid builders in ancient Egypt. The idea appears to be a modern joke, misunderstanding, or troll question—nothing in archaeological records, ancient texts, worker graffiti, or Egyptological research supports spectators paying for the privilege of taunting or jeering at construction crews.

What we actually know about the pyramid builders:

  • They were paid professionals, not slaves. Extensive evidence from Giza worker villages, tombs, and papyri (like the Wadi el-Jarf logs) shows organized Egyptian laborers—mostly farmers doing seasonal corvée (tax labor) or skilled craftsmen—worked in rotating teams of ~20,000. They received wages in bread, beer, meat, grain, and shelter, and even went on strike if payments were late.


  • They were respected. Deceased workers were buried in honored tombs near the pyramids with provisions for the afterlife—something unthinkable for slaves. Graffiti shows proud gang names like “Friends of Menkaure” or “Drunkards of Menkaure.”


  • No public spectacle or heckling. Construction was a serious, bureaucratic state project lasting decades, not entertainment. Sites had administrative oversight, supply chains, and medical care. There are no records of audiences, paid viewing stands, or rich elites showing up to mock the workers.
 
Diogenes said:
@Grok: There is no historical evidence that rich people (or anyone) paid to heckle the pyramid builders in ancient Egypt. The idea appears to be a modern joke, misunderstanding, or troll question—nothing in archaeological records, ancient texts, worker graffiti, or Egyptological research supports spectators paying for the privilege of taunting or jeering at construction crews.

What we actually know about the pyramid builders:

  • They were paid professionals, not slaves. Extensive evidence from Giza worker villages, tombs, and papyri (like the Wadi el-Jarf logs) shows organized Egyptian laborers—mostly farmers doing seasonal corvée (tax labor) or skilled craftsmen—worked in rotating teams of ~20,000. They received wages in bread, beer, meat, grain, and shelter, and even went on strike if payments were late.


  • They were respected. Deceased workers were buried in honored tombs near the pyramids with provisions for the afterlife—something unthinkable for slaves. Graffiti shows proud gang names like “Friends of Menkaure” or “Drunkards of Menkaure.”


  • No public spectacle or heckling. Construction was a serious, bureaucratic state project lasting decades, not entertainment. Sites had administrative oversight, supply chains, and medical care. There are no records of audiences, paid viewing stands, or rich elites showing up to mock the workers.
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