recorded history isn't the writ of god and it's not the platonic ideal plane. it is itself a document flawed in the same ways as the events it relates to us
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En réponse à @a_man_in_black
Again, no argument here, but in the absence of anything else, it's all we have to work with, and it is, if nothing else, consistent. The vast majority of the time, the vast majority of humans will act for short term gain. Full stop.
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En réponse à @ChrisWarcraft
THAT IS ITSELF AN IDEA THAT IS YOUNGER THAN THE US.
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En réponse à @a_man_in_black
Again, age is not a defense. Stop suggesting it.
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En réponse à @ChrisWarcraft
You are making ideological assertions about the nature of human behavior that aren't based in empirical study, that we don't even know if they can be based in empirical study
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En réponse à @a_man_in_black
Wooooo boy, we're gonna get into a PhD dissertation here, but oh well.
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En réponse à @ChrisWarcraft @a_man_in_black
Ancient Egypt - Originally prospered due to adaptation to conditions along the Nile, stratified due to pharaohs accumulating resources (local tribe), collapsed. Short term gain led to long-term downfall.
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En réponse à @ChrisWarcraft @a_man_in_black
Rome - Originally prospered due to exploitation of position on the Tiber, stratified due to emperors/senators accumulating resources (local tribe), collapsed. Short term gain led to long-term downfall.
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En réponse à @ChrisWarcraft
lookin' for approximate years on this stratification and downfall
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En réponse à @a_man_in_black
2200-2150 BC, 1800-1700 BC, and 1100-1000 BC would be the main ones (also fitting my personal observation that most empires last around 300ish years or so, so we're in for a treat).
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(also, I'm enjoying this conversation and please don't construe anything as an attack/malicious)
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