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Re:The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospec... by mmooss on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:33PM (#43636701)
We are far, far wealthier, freer, more everything than the Romans. In their context, they did relatively very well. We are far beyond that.

The Romans worship us, or would if they could have known. There is just no comparison. The worship of them is bizarre.

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