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    1. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Nov 2020

      the concentration of history into subdisciplines is separately but further deeply cursed

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    2. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Nov 2020

      especially mad that I more or less had to seek out such knowledge of my own volition rather than having it suggested as a course of action to me my high school AP european history course was a better introduction to the world than anything I took at University maaaaaaad mad mad

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    3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Nov 2020

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      most intellectually-fruitful use of my free time i have ever madehttps://twitter.com/eigenrobot/status/1259372865742200833?s=19 …

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      if i have seen further than others, it is because I have spent literal years of my life listening to history podcasts and audiobooks while playing World of Warcraft
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    4. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Nov 2020

      spent some time learning about madame de staël tonightpic.twitter.com/BndLFKyOFv

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    5. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Nov 2020

      one interesting thing about the revolutionary era is that french elites basically didnt believe in themselves anymore when the revolution came but the english did fine i guess the bourgeoisie had already basically won there and was well-integrated into the elite hmmm

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    6. Sirsfurther‏ @sirsfurther 30 Nov 2020
      Replying to @eigenrobot

      Have you read Pincus?

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    7. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Nov 2020
      Replying to @sirsfurther

      no who is?

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    8. Sirsfurther‏ @sirsfurther 30 Nov 2020
      Replying to @eigenrobot

      He wrote a book about 1688. He has some argument about countries without a lot of trade being prone to dictatorship after revolutions because they can crack down on information without destroying their tax base

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    9. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Nov 2020
      Replying to @sirsfurther

      oh fascinating hmmmmmmmm wonder if that holds in 2020, china seems a counterexample

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    10. Sirsfurther‏ @sirsfurther 30 Nov 2020
      Replying to @eigenrobot

      He also argues revolutions happen after the state tries to modernise in some way, which seems to be the more contentious point!

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      eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Nov 2020
      Replying to @sirsfurther

      that seems pretty plausible to me honestly modernizing --> major change to system, many incumbents stand to lose a lot, outsiders have much to gain, entire future up for grabs

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        2. Sirsfurther‏ @sirsfurther 30 Nov 2020
          Replying to @eigenrobot

          Though it definitely goes against the narrative of the Russian and French revolutions! I think he has a couple of passages about those

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        3. Sirsfurther‏ @sirsfurther 30 Nov 2020
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          Not so much about Russia it turns outpic.twitter.com/cahcvq1XYL

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