by ezhil on 6/19/19, 7:11 AM with 45 comments
by vinceguidry on 6/21/19, 11:32 AM
The things you can do with just water, wind, and wood are incredible.
by rmbryan on 6/21/19, 11:59 AM
by hardlianotion on 6/21/19, 12:44 PM
(edit - beaten to it - see below)
by eyeball on 6/21/19, 11:45 AM
by dsfyu404ed on 6/21/19, 11:37 AM
by L_226 on 6/21/19, 1:45 PM
by mrec on 6/21/19, 11:59 AM
by wrong_variable on 6/21/19, 11:44 AM
Each village was an autonomous unit of production that traded directly with nearby villages, silk road and through merchant ships with the world. ( In some cases they had their own local currency ! )
A single village could be directly linked to markets in Europe and China, or form part of a supply chain of villages to larger markets. Shenzen is similar being a SEZ, allowing it to trade directly with any unit across the globe.
It is kinda ironic that we went from a more libertarian trade system to a more restrictive one, as technology helped the state exert more control.
Places like the Rust belt can't directly trade with Kenya, they have to go through hordes of middle men.
Same thing happens in inner India, even though its filled with excess cheap labor in close proximity.
by bostonpete on 6/21/19, 11:12 AM