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> There wouldn't even be such a thing as a silicon valley billionaire if the United States wasn't the most wildly successful political entity for the past 2000
by delichon 11mo ago
> There wouldn't even be such a thing as a silicon valley billionaire if the United States wasn't the most wildly successful political entity for the past 2000 years.
It's less wildly successful as a political entity than Christianity or Islam.
- noduerme 11mo agoI'm not talking about the number of impoverished converts or believers. In terms of prosperity and global power, no religion or former empire has come close.