A great framework to think about history. “And that’s exactly the problem with zero-dimensional history: a true point contains very little data. A single painting can’t capture the full significance of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, in which… Read More »The Four Shapes of History
Is it magic tough? “Humans’ first big meta-innovation, roughly speaking — the first thing that lifted us above an animal existence — was history. By this, I don’t just mean the chronicling of political events and social trends that we… Read More »The Third Magic
War is more complicated than shown in movies. “Victory, then, is not always the annihilation of enemy forces—it is the collapse of the enemy’s will to resist.” https://mwi.westpoint.edu/a-clausewitzian-lens-on-modern-urban-warfare/
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Why Germany crushed its own economy on purpose before Nazis came to power.
But it happens once in a while. “As of the early 1200s, mentions of Greek Fire disappear from accounts of battles, for unknown reasons. It’s possible that the secret had been forgotten by the Byzantines themselves during the general decline… Read More »We Rarely Loose Technology
Nonwestern look into being yourself. “To the question ‘Who am I?’, Confucius would like you to reply with your traditionally defined social role. As to how you should play that role, the ideal would be to emulate a well-known exemplary… Read More »How to be yourself, when you have no self
“Because parts were interchangeable, repairs were simpler. And the precision of the machining meant that unlike most other automakers, Ford didn’t need to test the engine before it was attached to the chassis, since “if parts were made correctly and… Read More »Ford and the Birth of the Model T
Je to kultúra. Ako väčšinou. “Európskej únii na jednej strane chýba otvorený trhový priestor na súťaž nápadov a projektov, ktorý brzdí predovšetkým rozsiahla miera regulácií a podrobného výkazníctva, na druhej strane nemá k dispozícii neobmedzenú politickú silu, ktorá by centrálne… Read More »Čo stojí za dominanciou Pekingu v postfosílnych technológiách
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