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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