This seems relevant to Bitcoin encouraging low time preference building. I didnt even realise there are 2000yr old concrete sea walls. So the Romans build sea walls that last and we use big bags of sand, go figure 😉

ScienceAlert

We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Was Able to Last Thousands of Years

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.

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