Dense urban environments are a black hole of chaos slowly consuming our societies. For most of human history, we have lived in low-density, rural environments. Before 1600, only 5% of the world’s population lived in an urban environment, by 1900 this was 16% and current estimates have urban densities as […]
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Chpt 27: Kiss the Blade
Word spreads fast when there’s easy money to be made. Something that was apparent in the taverns and public houses of London in the 1700’s. News filtering down from Exchange Alley, through newsletters and pamphlets, gossip, rumors, tales of supposed riches and opportunity. Whispered stories of ordinary people becoming overnight […]
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Chpt 26: Ethics Gradient
I am not a Monarchist. I am morally opposed to hereditary leadership. Not because I believe that a King or Queen cannot be a net positive for a nation, that has been proved many times throughout history. The Imperial House of Japan has been in power since 660 BCE and […]