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It did, and it needed a direction to be pushed towards. Are you familiar with the great man theory of history [0]? It is no different here (well, historians the
by satvikpendem 11mo ago
It did, and it needed a direction to be pushed towards. Are you familiar with the great man theory of history [0]? It is no different here (well, historians these days use a blend of great man theory and historical materialism as you're stating in your example, as no one theory explains the majority of historical changes).
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_man_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_man_theory
- ceejayoz 11mo agoHow does one distinguish between a great man and a lucky one?
- satvikpendem 11mo agoHistorians don't care about such a distinction, of course. Was Genghis Khan lucky when he conquered half the world?
- ceejayoz 11mo agoI mean, read his Wiki entry, and you’ll discover he got a really nice coat as a wedding present, which he regifted to a powerful patron. You can decide if that’s a touch of luck. I’m sure he had a few near misses in combat with an element of luck, too.
- satvikpendem 11mo agoThat's exactly what I mean by my point, it's not all luck, of course it was his skill in uniting the tribes which none had done before.
- ceejayoz 11mo agoIt is not all luck, correct. Some of it is luck. Often quite a bit.