Ancient Egypt and Modern Tech, More Alike Than You Think!

Every so often, Tom comes up with an idea for The Hacks that, at first, seems pretty wacky, only to find out later that he’s kind of a genius. This is one of those episodes.

Tom has made an observation that ancient Egypt and the modern-day tech industry are virtually identical when it comes to the problems that each has had to face. The issues that brought about the decline of dynasties and pharaohs are-at their core-the exact same issues. Does this mean that these problems could do the same thing to the tech space? Tom says, without a doubt, yes! To make things even more ominous, he also says it’s already started to happen!

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