Re:‘Content network effect’ makes TikTok tough to copy
by pjc50 on Thursday April 02, 2020 @05:22AM
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"Guns, Germs, and Steel" has a go at explaining this.
The role of germs should not be underestimated; the pandemics the colonizers brought and spread (in some cases deliberately) killed far more than the guns. Thus offering the illusion that there was empty space for the taking.
The role of germs should not be underestimated; the pandemics the colonizers brought and spread (in some cases deliberately) killed far more than the guns. Thus offering the illusion that there was empty space for the taking.