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Most of these points don't seem central to Diamonds thesis as I interpreted it. They do negate some of the spurious theories, but the central theory (IMO) is t
by seph-reed 5y ago
Most of these points don't seem central to Diamonds thesis as I interpreted it.
They do negate some of the spurious theories, but the central theory (IMO) is that there's a whole lot of luck involved in global domination, and that luck is not evenly spread.
The one about germs being less of a killer is definitely very interesting though. That's totally central, though -- if not germs doing the killing -- it'd just fall back onto guns. If you happen to dig up the link, I'd love to read through it.
- tptacek 5y agoIf it's just guns, you have to account for the number of failed attempts, and the century-long military effort it took to hold territory. Cortés got his ass handed to him repeatedly in military conflicts.
- jcranmer 5y ago> century-long military effort it took to hold territory Centuries, actually. Indigenous peoples in the Americas were able to hold out against European, and later successor state, attempts to acquire their territory until around 1900.