“Societal downfalls loom large in history and popular culture but, for the 99 per cent, collapse often had its upsides”
The great myth of empire collapse
Submitted 4 weeks ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to history@lemmy.world
https://aeon.co/essays/the-great-myth-of-empire-collapse
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
The trick is surviving. Clutch move.
kalkulat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
So true. Does make you think though. Empire builders don’t -want- people to know -how- to be independent. Sort of like … becoming ‘job creators’.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Yeah, been that way since the first critter skulled another to stand over the body and proclaim themselves superior. 🤌🏼