What Was Their Problem?

>Invents gunpowder. Falls behind everyone else in firearm development. >Invents the compass. Never explores the ocean. >Invents the printing press. Just reproduces centuries-old literature with it. What the fuck was their problem?

A collage shows a map of China beside sarcastic claims about Chinese inventions of gunpowder, the compass, and the printing press, followed by the question “What the fuck was their problem?” Images of an early firearm and an old printing device appear below. The joke mocks the stereotype that China invented major technologies but supposedly failed to exploit them for exploration, military development, or mass production. EN: A collage shows a map of China beside sarcastic claims about Chinese inventions of gunpowder, the compass, and the printing press, followed by the question “What the fuck was their problem?” Images of an early firearm and an old printing device appear below. The joke mocks the stereotype that China invented major technologies but supposedly failed to exploit them for exploration, military development, or mass production.

• @eternalclassic / 25558 2022-12-29
• @dustinthehead / 11346 2022-12-29