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   Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:18:03 JST Quinn Norton

   I'm getting kind of tired of the endless election pontification, especially from people who don't really reflect the electorate. We're not overly complicated people. What if the whole things is that Trump sent everyone checks when he was president? What if they just want to get paid? What if it's that simple?

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:21:47 JST Quinn Norton

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     Seriously though, we've always imagined ourselves the neo Rome. And frankly it's tracking, the Republic going down in graft and mass corruption while politicians promise payments to the voters in exchange for power, until one more venal guy just takes over and gets killed.

     What about that does not look incredibly likely? We've already got the right style of buildings in the capital, practically like someone knew all along.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:24:21 JST Quinn Norton

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     I have occasionally wondered what the message was in making the governments so neo Roman. It's not subtle, it's never been subtle.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:25:35 JST Quinn Norton

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     But I guess the checks were nice. Oh, also the whole stop the other faction from paying people corruptly just so you can start the bribes again when you take office, so Roman.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:30:46 JST Quinn Norton

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     Yes yes, I read roman history like a mid 30s white boy. Maybe that actually does make me a bit trans.

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:42:22 JST Quinn Norton

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     • Chris Ford :tw:

     @cford yeeeeah "sadly" i don't think so. plop the mini ice age but reversed and speed up the third century collapse... don't think we're going to get much imperium.

     The good news is the dark ages were kind of nicer to live through, people lived longer and more peaceful lives.

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     Chris Ford :tw: (cford@toot.thoughtworks.com)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 21:42:23 JST Chris Ford :tw:

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     @quinn 1500 years of empire to come then?

     (40s white boy here)

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     Quinn Norton (quinn@social.circl.lu)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 04:56:40 JST Quinn Norton

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     • Dan McDonald
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     @danmcd @cford yoink

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     Dan McDonald (danmcd@hostux.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 04:56:41 JST Dan McDonald

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     • Chris Ford :tw:

     @quinn @cford

     This is where I recommend "The Bright Ages" by Gabriele and Perry