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Re:The Economic Complexity of the Western Roman Empire on Friday October 16, 2026 @12:32PM (#50120558)
If Rome had stayed a local power, could a divided Mediterranean have been even more dynamic than a unified empire? Perhaps rivalry between regional powers would have inspired greater human achievement. There certainly would have been wars, but not necessarily more than those the Roman Empire actually fought.
>>US and Russia. The two great superpowers. If you count by how many nuclear bombs they have and the unpredictability of their governments, then sure they are.
Re:Is OpenAI Taking Everyone for Fools? on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @02:07PM (#49630758)
It's just a desperate attempt to prove how grandiose their new model is