On: A 2k-year-old sun hat worn by a Roman soldier in Egypt

[delichon]

I don't think that's just a modern thing. The feeling that you understand your phone is the same as feeling you understand the hand holding it. The hand is as magical of a technology as the phone. We are deeply adapted to living with such magic.

[davnicwil → delichon]

Agreed. Indeed I'd guess the average Roman felt similarly about civilisations that came before them!