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>We are fortunate to have lived through a brief period where the world was truly a global trade network. A person in England could access the best tea the world
by _Algernon_ 2y ago
>We are fortunate to have lived through a brief period where the world was truly a global trade network. A person in England could access the best tea the world had to offer. People could more or less interact freely across borders.
>Obviously this is coming to an end. Every fiefdom wants their cut and their say, to the point where the world being a global network is obviously becoming inviable. It was fun while it lasted.
- Some ignorant bloke at the end of the British empire, probably
- ben_w 2y agoPoint, but IIRC the end of the British Empire was met with a mix of "We didn't want it anyway it was so expensive"* and "We lost an empire but gained a continent". (The latter followed by lots of pikachu surprise face because they weren't in charge of said continent). * Not only an Aesop reference, but also an actual claim I've repeatedly encountered