18-04-2025, 04:02 PM
the reason why america was able to have maintain their never-before/after-seen levels of freedom was due to the seemingly unlimited land, which gave people the option to go out and make their own living, rather than having to submit to a one-sided contract with a landowner. early australia was similar, but the land quality was obviously worse, and the country wasnt founded with any concepts of freedom.
after the black death, there were fewer people to work the land, so peasants now had much greater bargaining power, and landowners were forced to raise wages. and because peasants now had more money, and landowners less, serfs increasingly had the option to buy their freedom.
modern landowners are understandably terrified of population decline, which is why we have mass immigration and insane overreactions to pandemics.
also, a number of techniques are used to herd people into cities. just this morning, i was thinking about how emasculating it would feel to live in a skyscraper and have a window-cleaner unexpectedly appear outside your apartment.
after the black death, there were fewer people to work the land, so peasants now had much greater bargaining power, and landowners were forced to raise wages. and because peasants now had more money, and landowners less, serfs increasingly had the option to buy their freedom.
modern landowners are understandably terrified of population decline, which is why we have mass immigration and insane overreactions to pandemics.
also, a number of techniques are used to herd people into cities. just this morning, i was thinking about how emasculating it would feel to live in a skyscraper and have a window-cleaner unexpectedly appear outside your apartment.
