Message from @joel
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you could also say Germany
although that would be akin to saying the top-man of the pyramid scheme is better off
the commonwealth improved more than it took
Most countries were formed by a union of tribes. Though some possibly less voluntarily than others 😛
The British Empire did nothing wrong
*dab*
or in my part of the world, selling off the enemy tribes to arab slave traders
well germany was a union of actual countries
mostly just one tho
which made up half of it
in fact... they should give the kingdom of hanover back to us
they only got it cos they went all sexist and denied ruling by queen victorian
lol, their loss
so they got her brother or something... augustust? something like that
*Asuras Wrath flashbacks*
victoria paved the way for all the rockstar engineers that gave us the modern world
Jared Diamond, in the 2003 Afterword to his book Guns, Germs, and Steel (page 432) gives the best argument for Brexit: https://prnt.sc/ququa4
Matt Ridley too talks about this extensively in The Rational Optimist
I really need to read that book.
Guns, Germs and Steel, that is.
both excellent books
even if you don't read the whole G,G,&S, you should definitely read the Epilogue and Afterword.
Oh no, if I pick up a book, I read the whole thing.
I'd really love to hear Sargon address this page I posted above. If there a way I can bring it to his attention?
pretty much no
😛
You could ping him
I'll do it.
probably won't get a response though
this is right up his alley
And he's addressed Diamond in a previous video
In the Epilogue, he also discusses why China didn't compete with Europe: