For centuries, the Byzantine navy was the best in the world. They invented Greek fire and could destroy any vessel

Then they outsourced their shipbuilding to the Venetians. Within 30 years, they were conquered…by the Venetians.

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Tariffs are good.

To be fair... The Venetian economy conqueres everyone... 😂

haha! i should have adopted a venetian name

Hi byzantine 🤟🏴‍☠️😉 nice to meet you 🤝 When you give away your edge for convenience, don’t be surprised when it cuts you

teach a man to fish….

but, I mean, China would have stolen the manufacturing secrets eventually, might as well have capitalised off of it and reinvested into the next thing.