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nuxvomica

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16. In the final stage of empires, the oligarchs plunder the treasury

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 07:45 PM

Dec 13

That's what I see happening. I forget who delineated these stages after studying empires of the past, but IIRC the final stage is decadence, of which one of the early, somewhat anodyne hallmarks is the promotion of chefs to celebrity status. We need to watch out for that.

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