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I'm interested in reading this. I think I disagree with the main thesis though. The most important forces in history are geography, demographics, and informati
by zebrafish 7y ago
I'm interested in reading this. I think I disagree with the main thesis though.
The most important forces in history are geography, demographics, and information flow, probably in that order.
I would propose that the history of the west largely hinges on the printing press. Gutenberg doesn't invent the press, Luther never gets the word out about Reformation, Enlightenment never occurs, John Smith never writes Wealth of Nations, America never splits from Britain, etc.
- CydeWeys 7y agoIf Gutenberg didn't invent the press, someone else would have soon after, and history would have played out essentially the same. We ascribe too much meaning to exactly which person invented something first, as if it never would have happened absent that one person.