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		AngryData 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hunting for North Korean Fiber Optic Cables Rome was entirely reliant upon the looting and expansion of the empire to support them. Without building up those roads Rome would have starved and fallen apart.

lawlessone 5 months ago [–]

That's my point :-) , people in the thread are acting like their hegemony enablement technology is a selfless gift.

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