What is one thing that you think helped shaped our society?

[luv2chill]

Plumbing

l2c

 

[Siddhartha]

"What is one thing that you think helped shaped our society?"
Pick one:

Cheap resources
Cheap labor
Slavery

 

[Ornery]

• The Assembly Line

 

[0roo0roo]

calculas.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
calculas.

What is that

 

[0roo0roo]

its the ethnic pronounciation

so sue me, i was watching scarface and all that cuban accent was messing with my head

 

[308nato]

PEZ

 

[rocadelpunk]

pogs or sex.

 

[dpm]

lawyers

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: Dr Smooth
"What is one thing that you think helped shaped our society?"
Pick one:

Cheap resources
Cheap labor
Slavery

Science
Technology

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
calculas.

What is that

I think he meant Caligula. He probably started the bukkake phenomenon.

 

[Geekbabe]

advances in medicine

 

[Kenazo]

my vote goes for religion.
2nd I'd say electricity

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
War.

War triggers progress, and keeps the population figures down a bit.
We should start a global nuclear war soon to clear up a few billion people again.

I sense the touch of the Shadows on you...

Prolly the thing that shaped our society most this century would be the computer. Last century would be the railroad. Previous century would be the American Revolution.

 

[K1052]

Taxes

 

[ElFenix]

protestant work ethic

 

[Demon-Xanth]

It's a split between the advancements in communication and transportation.

It used to take months to get a message sent from London to New York, now it takes milliseconds. There didn't used to be a good way to get a message to a large mass of people spread out, but now even trivial things are broadcast to entire countries.

Transportation however, has affected trade like noone has ever imagined. People used to see foriegn goods as "exotic". People only brought back the good stuff since it cost so much to bring it back. Well, that "made in China" label isn't only on dishes and silk anymore. It's on that $2 mouse at office depot. Got a package you want sent to Zimbabwe? Sure, it'll take a few weeks still. ...unless you get it expidited, then it's only a couple of days (customs takes time). What about large items? Considering that supertankers can now hold half a million TONS of oil, big items are no longer a big issue. Even large structures (oil rigs) get shipped. But what if that cargo is yourself? Well, you can get to most every major city within 24 hours of deciding to go there. But how is your daily life affected? People used to be born, live, work, and die within 10 miles. We got cars now though, I commute 25 miles and it's not a big deal. Want to take a trip 400 miles away? Pack the overnight bags, you're going to be away for the weekend.

 

[Luagsch]

visions

EDIT everything mentioned so far based on visions and ideas of humans. even if something came out of needs it was the vision of not having those needs anymore.

EDIT 2 ... and bukkake warriors...

 

Hands down... Electricity.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
War.

War triggers progress, and keeps the population figures down a bit.
We should start a global nuclear war soon to clear up a few billion people again.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
protestant work ethic

Now now.. Us of the RC persuation work a bit too..

But it's true I think, the judeo-christian faith and teachings has had the greatest impact on our society. From laws written, our ethics, to how we view life wether subconsiously or not religious or not.