• Gabu@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    Considering Europe did conquer the world (yes, including China), I’d say that’s a pretty big deal…

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      10 months ago

      I don’t think that was related to Gutenberg at all. Or, at the very least, they would have industrialised just a bit later without him. The initial wave was all about boats that allowed them to reach and enslave less advanced people.