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Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Roman economic growth came from institutions rather than from technology, which is why it did not outlive the institutions that produced it. Roman economic growth came from institutions rather than from technology, which is why it did not outlive the institutions that produced it. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An institution can outlive the state that built it: the Church survived the collapse of Roman political authority when Rome’s other institutions did not. — tap to centre the map on it An institution can outlive the state that built it: the Church survived the collapse of Roman political authority… Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Handing an ancient society a modern machine would have achieved nothing: the Romans could neither have built a steam engine nor found a profitable use for one. — tap to centre the map on it Handing an ancient society a modern machine would have achieved nothing: the Romans could neither have built a… Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without… Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Roman Empire was not necessary to keep industry going: metal production in Britain rose after the Romans withdrew. — tap to centre the map on it The Roman Empire was not necessary to keep industry going: metal production in Britain rose after the Romans… Last stated 9 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Eleanor Janega — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Urban life in the West did not merely change after Rome, it practically vanished, and had to be built again from scratch centuries later. — tap to centre the map on it Urban life in the West did not merely change after Rome, it practically vanished, and had to be built again from scratch… Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most real economic growth comes from scientific and technological progress, so the AI that matters is the one that significantly increases the rate of scientific discovery. — tap to centre the map on it Most real economic growth comes from scientific and technological progress, so the AI that matters is the one… Last stated 2 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fall of the Western Roman Empire was a real loss of state capacity, not merely a change of management, and the evidence for that loss is ample. — tap to centre the map on it The fall of the Western Roman Empire was a real loss of state capacity, not merely a change of management, and the… Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are