This cartoon humorously examines humanity’s evolution through the lens of headwear, showcasing our historical obsession with adorning our heads to symbolize power, status, and grandeur. Beginning with an aquatic creature, the progression includes a Stone Age man with a large rock, a Viking with a horned helmet, a king donning a towering crown, and a businessman metaphorically carrying the weight of skyscrapers. From ancient Babylonian priests wearing fish-shaped headdresses to honor Dagon and Cybele—directly influencing the Pope’s mitre today—to modern skyscraper “crowns,” the image satirizes how humanity has always sought to elevate itself, often at the expense of practicality or reason and our enduring obsession with displays of power, self-aggrandizement, and appearing larger than life.

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