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t-writescode
12 months ago
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It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life
> worst case it will be replaced like the British Empire,
Didn't something similar happen to the Roman Empire? It just kinda ... slowly broke apart?
breppp
12 months ago
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My impression was that it took time but it was also violent (e.g. sack of rome)
t-writescode
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The fall of any empire has bursts of violence. In 100 years, we may see Jan 6th and probably many future events as quite violent.
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Didn't something similar happen to the Roman Empire? It just kinda ... slowly broke apart?