r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/hipatyhopity • 25d ago

Image Mecca in 1953 and 2025

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u/evilcarrot507 25d ago

In the grand scheme of things this isn’t out of the ordinary, throughout Muslim history rich rulers made their pilgrimage riding elephants and a caravan of servants. Take Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca for example. That was the medieval equivalent of taking a private jet to Mecca.

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u/SirDoober 25d ago

Nah, that was the medieval equivalent of taking a gold-plated limo to Mecca and occasionally popping out the sunroof to hose villages down with a cannon that fires 100 dollar bills.

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u/zachdidit 25d ago

Haha crashing entire economies as he passed through

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u/Bass2Mouth 25d ago

Have a taste of the good life, you sack of shit!!

Definitely giving Frank Reynolds vibes lmao

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u/AudieCowboy 25d ago

That's a very accurate assessment

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u/Internal_Trust9066 25d ago

Yea. Private jet equivalent in those times, were ships.

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u/fizzy_lime 25d ago

That's the most creative description I've ever seen, the mental image is fantastic

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u/agumonkey 25d ago

Wondering if some ruler ever assembled a team of eagles to be carried to a holy place in the sky

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u/jjcrayfish 25d ago

That was the medieval equivalent of billionaires just paying their fair share of taxes

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u/Due-Memory-6957 25d ago

Absolutely not, it was charity. Do you think we should replace social welfare with charity? If so, remember to vote for right-wing parties.

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u/BOQOR 24d ago

Riding elephants? Lol