This is speculation but I’d bet there was some amount of less-than-voluntary aspect to the construction of at least some of the pyramids. As in “we’ll pay you, but this is your job for the next 30 years while you’re not harvesting.”
to be fair, there was fuck all to do inbetween harvests. if someone came up to me as i’m bored out of my mind watching grains grow and said “hey wanna help build a huge fucking triangle? the pharaoh pays well” i’d say yes in a heartbeat. i doubt they had trouble finding workers
This is speculation but I’d bet there was some amount of less-than-voluntary aspect to the construction of at least some of the pyramids. As in “we’ll pay you, but this is your job for the next 30 years while you’re not harvesting.”
to be fair, there was fuck all to do inbetween harvests. if someone came up to me as i’m bored out of my mind watching grains grow and said “hey wanna help build a huge fucking triangle? the pharaoh pays well” i’d say yes in a heartbeat. i doubt they had trouble finding workers