The Ottomans had a great civilisation that turned inwards & missed the important technological changes of its time.
#Bitcoin is the antidote to civilisations turning inwards.
The Ottomans had a great civilisation that turned inwards & missed the important technological changes of its time.
#Bitcoin is the antidote to civilisations turning inwards.
The Ottoman Empire forbade the printing press to combat "dangerous ideas" and to protect society. The rest is history...
Interfere with technological change at your own peril...
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