Message from @joel
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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.
read both
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
In the Epilogue, he also discusses why China didn't compete with Europe:
all well and good, but does it blend?
what did he do?
just looked it up
is that fucking all?
Beware the weapon you forge today, for it will be used against you tomorrow.
Imagine thinking Sargon pays any attention to you plebs
He just sees you as a potential mindless pound sign
I mean £50 a month is a tad excessive
£1 is excessive to pay to a fat uneducated boomer / failed politician to make unedited videos where he reads out daily mail articles
I've met him in person and I made a suggestion to him that he brought up in a UKIP meeting.