Yesterday, I listed insights from nostr:npub15dqlghlewk84wz3pkqqvzl2w2w36f97g89ljds8x6c094nlu02vqjllm5m’s explanation to nostr:npub15vzuezfxscdamew8rwakl5u5hdxw5mh47huxgq4jf879e6cvugsqjck4um of humanity’s rise, and how society developed and arrived at its modern technologically advanced state.

Today, we will explore the accidents and careful iterations that led to both humanity’s greatest achievements and worst regressions.

Let's dive in! 👇

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 #𝟭: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱

The great empires of history grew by building networks to harness energy, resources, and commerce, allowing them to 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲. Controlling these logistical networks was crucial for military dominance and economic might. 💪

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 #𝟮: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆

Religion and money were intimately tied, as governments needed to control both spiritual authority and monetary policies to remain in power. Many today enjoy the separation of church and state, and now 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺. 🏦

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 #𝟯: 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

Breakthroughs like food sterilization and refrigeration allowed companies to safely distribute their products at scale. Other developments like penicillin, x-rays, and vulcanized rubber were 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 that arose from decentralized tinkering. 💡

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 #𝟰: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Simple innovations can be overlooked if they're not commercialized. The Romans had the tools to create a printing press, 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 before Gutenberg assembled the pieces. 📚

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 #𝟱: 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆

The urgent need to harness resources and energy spurred the development of pivotal technologies like steel, aluminum, and oil. Doing so led to the development of modern infrastructure. ⚡

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The Saylor Series delivers an epic tour through the annals of human progress. Tomorrow I’ll cover part 3, in which we'll explore the overarching technological themes that reverberated through history.

Remember to 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲🤙 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲🔄 and 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸🔖 this if you found this summary useful!

Let me know in the 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀⬇️ if you think I should have covered anything else.

If you missed Part 1, you can find it here:

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