'Laws frequently continue in force long after the circumstances, which first gave occasion to them, and which could alone render them reasonable, are no more.'

-Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, CH 11

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Though emperor Caracalla was infamously described by historian Edward Gibbon as 'the common enemy of mankind,' he arguably decreed the most revolutionary imperial edict (212 AD) by granting full Roman citizenship to all free men & by extension, all free women in the Roman Empire.

History moves through both cycles and rhythms and if we forget that then we become blind to what is really occuring all around us. The United States is unfortunately prone to these blindspots because of its young age and isolation.

I have a question for my fellow bibliophiles. Is it okay to make marks, underline, or highlight, parts of your books that you find most interesting? 📚

So many things
we think we understand,
until we stop to think.
—Jane Hirshfield

Half the people in my mentions are saying Jews have endless countries to go to and the other half are saying Palestinians have endless countries to go to. Jews and Palestinians are both historically marginalized groups and denying this history on either side is bigotry

Johnny 2.0 | Follow 𝕏 Physics In History Entropy is also where freedom occurs, is the where & how through which change occurs. It's not all messy. It's also the blooming of the rose, & the appearance of the garden visitor who experiences the rose, the fragrance of the rose & its beauty.

Well said.

AI eats the web

I have already seen some of these changes.
axios.com/2024/05/17/goo…

Scientists make fun of philosophers for the supposed lack of progress in philosophy, but scientists can’t even agree if water is wet.

J/K (or am I 🤔)

Is water wet? Here's why scientists aren't sure | BBC Science Focus sciencefocus.com/science/is-wat…

These are sobering statistics.

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Daniel is a book that has been misread and abused over the years. The actual book, without the modern day interpretations glued ontop of it, is fascinating and does offer a window to a unique moment in time.

Suddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies. The Whole World Is Alarmed. msn.com/en-us/health/o…

'“The demographic winter is coming,” said Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, an economist specializing in demographics at the University of Pennsylvania.'