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How Christianity Went Viral
This was radical. “Christianity comes from Judaism, but Jews think they are Chosen People: Only them have been chosen by God to receive the Torah and follow his commandments. It’s a religion mixed with an ethnicity. A private club. Back… Read More »How Christianity Went Viral
Religion as Software Business
As George Carlin said, religion is the biggest scam. “I spent 15 years designing software products and businesses: reducing friction in onboarding, creating viral loops, building new features to increase retention, designing for improved network effects…The more I did it,… Read More »Religion as Software Business
The Tacit Dimension: Why Your Best Engineers Can’t Tell You What They Know
This. “most of what experts know cannot be put into words. Not won’t — can’t. It is structurally tacit. It lives in the body, in the practice, in the cumulative pattern-recognition of having done a thing for a long time.… Read More »The Tacit Dimension: Why Your Best Engineers Can’t Tell You What They Know
Why Europeans Colonized America Before Africa
Deserts are bad. “Crossing the Sahara by land was impossible. The desert is massive. Miles and miles of nothing. The distance to cross it was just too great. The only way through it was through the Nile, but even then… Read More »Why Europeans Colonized America Before Africa
How to Understand France
Mountains and passes and power. “These two passes, the one through Carcassonne and the other through the Rhône Valley, are the only two flat connections between the Northern European Plain and the Mediterranean. The ramifications have defined the power of… Read More »How to Understand France
Why Did Vikings Appear Out of Nowhere?
So true. “Geography and history shouldn’t be memorized. They should be understood.” https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/why-did-vikings-appear-out-of-nowhere
Geography Is the Chessboard of History
We do not teach history in a correct ways. “For every truth you hold about the past, somebody else has the opposite take. Wars, battles, invasions, conquerors, empires, nations, flags, heroes… All are stories we’re told to support the superiority… Read More »Geography Is the Chessboard of History
Russia’s Dilemma
To understand Russia, read this. “Siberia was the easy part. But it still left Moscow completely exposed to southern and western threats. Conquering those lands would prove harder though.” https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/problem-of-russia