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New comment by zaubarari in "The Economic Complexity of the Western Roman Empire"

zaubarari — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:32:52 +0000

If Rome had stayed a local power, could a divided Mediterranean have been even more dynamic than a unified empire? Perhaps rivalry between regional powers would have inspired greater human achievement. There certainly would have been wars, but not necessarily more than those the Roman Empire actually fought.

New comment by zaubarari in "Global Solar Atlas: summary of solar power potential globally"

zaubarari — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:22:50 +0000

>>US and Russia. The two great superpowers. If you count by how many nuclear bombs they have and the unpredictability of their governments, then sure they are.

New comment by zaubarari in "Is OpenAI Taking Everyone for Fools?"

zaubarari — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:07:29 +0000

It's just a desperate attempt to prove how grandiose their new model is