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Fun fact: back in 1600s the Swedish government wanted to make our old history grander than perhaps it had been. As part of that they instituted a law that if yo
by Torkel 3mo ago
Fun fact: back in 1600s the Swedish government wanted to make our old history grander than perhaps it had been. As part of that they instituted a law that if you find gold or ancient things on your grounds you would be paid more than the worth of it if you brought it in:
https://www.icomos.se/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1666-Placat-Eng.pdf https://www.icomos.se/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1666-Placat...
It lead to many treasures reaching museums etc instead of being melted down! It's still in effect, and still pays higher-than-melting prices:
https://www.raa.se/kulturarv/arkeologi-fornlamningar-och-fynd/fornfynd-inlosensersattning-och-hittelon/ https://www.raa.se/kulturarv/arkeologi-fornlamningar-och-fyn...
- 0xblinq 3mo agoThere’s a reason Nordic countries do so well and are a real “first world”. They’re smart. In the good sense.
- NuclearPM 3mo agoThis is a weird comment.
- rcbdev 3mo agoI'd argue that this (your) comment is much weirder. Could you provide a reason or point us at least to what you find so particularly weird?
- alsetmusic 3mo agoThe commenter doesn't recognize that nordic countries have exceptionally high quality of life despite less sunlight (a common cause of depression) than whatever country in which they likely reside. They aren't curious about the world enough to learn about others.
- Lio 3mo ago“First world”? First world is a political term meaning non-aligned with the West or Communist states during the Cold War. Historically, Sweden was a non-aligned country. The very definition of a “third-world” country.
- csomar 3mo agoThat's the original definition. I think now first, second, third are used to annotate which level of development a country is at. Especially that now, not all developing countries are equal.
- alsetmusic 3mo agoIt's more nuanced than that. First was the USA, the first nuclear state (and the west / allies). Then the Soviets. The Third World was the anticipated rise of the nations that would join us on the world stage, a hopeful and optimistic term[0]. Then we deliberately sabotaged them and kept them under our boot to extract resources. Third World is now a slight for developing nations. 0. The Jakarta Method (Vincent Bevins) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jakarta_Method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jakarta_Method
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- thaumasiotes 3mo ago> As part of that they instituted a law that if you find gold or ancient things on your grounds you would be paid more than the worth of it if you brought it in > It's still in effect, and still pays higher-than-melting prices But the melting price of an ancient bronze sword is nothing. Most ancient artifacts have no material value.
- zamadatix 3mo agoThen it's a very good thing you're offered more than the melting value!
- BobbyTables2 3mo agoSurprised that didn’t inspire people to purchase gold/artifacts and bury them on their property…
- NetMageSCW 3mo agoMore than the melting (raw material) price doesn’t mean more than the artifact’s value.