@ckhonson @KevinSimler it's not just about power. Whaling ships had similar practices, as well as gold miners in rushes.
@KevinSimler @sarahdoingthing Perhaps with enough tech. Diamond Age scenario right? Not beyond arithmetic with pre-modern tech though.
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@vgr@sarahdoingthing Yes with enough tech. I think Massachusetts literacy rates dropped with compulsory public schooling, for example. -
@vgr@sarahdoingthing But pre-1900 Massachusetts was already a highly developed place
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