at its peak the roman empire had a population of 75 million with a fifth to a quarter living in cities. this makes it almost as grand as the democratic republic of the congo, with its 106 million people, 30% of whom are in cities
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- You should be able to vote if you have a convincing fake ID, an older friend, went through puberty early, or the bouncer is phoning it in
- right wingers think that the market should build housing and so don't build social housing left wingers, on the other hand, think the government should build housing, so they restrict private developers together, they have managed to reach a compromise: nobody builds housing
- this is how people actually treat heating when it's cheap
- Replying to @TetraspaceWestthe Senate of the DRC rules from its vast capital, Kinshasa; against its population of 16 million, tiny Rome (1 million) looks like a rural settlement
- From primary school I recall that the three major world religions are Church of England, Islam, and Sikhism.
- Patrick McKenzie's life seems to be full of insane problems where Patrick McKenzie happens to be the exact optimal person to solve them
- Scott Star Codex put it right: if my job made it possible for me to epically woodchipper PEPFAR, I'd be waking up in the middle of the night, calling them like "hey we didn't accidentally PEPFAR right? I know its the third time but just in case PEPFAR is still going through?"
- Replying to @allgarbledYeah! Like the little racecourse around Mrs. Puff's boating school
- compromise: doordash continues to exist, but you have to pay money for it. that way, only people who need doordash will get it, and people who don't will walk to the grocery store and spend the money on other thingsDoordash nonsense again debunked: βDisabled people could just get a caregiver instead of using food delivery.β My 83 year old disabled dad canβt even get insurance to pay for a caregiver. And he has Medicare + blue shield 1/
- eu6 is gonna have my street address as a province








