@elonmusk @voxdotcom People forget how horrific interstate wars are. WW2 killed 25k DAILY. Or nine 9/11s every day, for six years.
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@elonmusk Thank you for this.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@elonmusk@voxdotcom wish I could agree but I cannot. The trruth? YES it is going down hill and there's NOTHING any human can do!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@elonmusk@voxdotcom Of course it looks the way if you start at 1940Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Good stuff. Small point: Mandela united the country around the mainly white rugby team, which was why it was so notable
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Part of me loves that graph. Part fears that taking it back another 200 yrs wld get us something more cyclical-looking.
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It wouldn't. Not even close. There are no cycles here.
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You'd see a mostly steady downhill trend with sudden peaks for Napoleon and the World Wars.
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And US Civil. But yes I agree: spikes in early C19th, mid C19th, early C20th, mid C20th, do not a cycle make
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@elonmusk great read@SebastianKrysThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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As a journo, I wholeheartedly agree that news alone is not the best way to view the world.
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The premise never ceases to amaze. How can it not be obvious that people had it worse in the past?
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I still like the quote: "Whether or not it is apparent to us the world is unfolding as it should"
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@elonmusk@voxdotcom Though it sounds morbid, I often argue that terrorism is a softer pressure release valve vs all out war.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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20thC still a fraction: 13thC 1 v killing/year/20 villagers in UK. 16thC 20/100K (10x of 19thC)https://www.historytoday.com/sean-mcglynn/violence-and-law-medieval-england …
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I'm really glad musk is doing what he can to oppose trump
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