This is not an explanation for anything

your success will breed more success, as ur cities grow so does their attractiveness and the opportunity ppl can find in them

so you get all the entrepreneurial and smart ppl

you then become MORE rich

and then

you are rich enough that if someone else starts to become rich as well

you have enough power to fuck them in the ass with their own mother's pocket knife

and why wouldn't you?

I mean

if u don do it, they might do it to u

to gain the same structural advantages you once held

Trade starts with demand, if demand doesn't exist, trade doesn't happen
You trade only if you need a specific resource, and you only offer the resources that you need less off, otherwise you have no incentive to trade

why would they do it?

because the only way to be SURE someone isn't gonna fuck you over

...

is to be strong enough that they cannot

and the best way to be that

is to fuck THEM over

at least somewhat

You're stuck in a loop of the predatory mindset

This is how geopol works

Everyone who wants to get rich does so by fucking other people over, right?

No other way

no no

not my point

for ppl

its different

cause we have laws

Please write longer sentences, you're making it really tiresome to read

The number one fundamental of trade is that you don't trade if you see no benefit

ther eis no law in international politics

other then the law of the bigger stick

...

I'm talking about the total sum of benefits of trade

there is no monopoly on violence

What the fuck are you talking about

power politics

We were talking about trade

trade is just an instrument of power

You're ridiculous

ok