The Roman empire lasted for 700 years!
Their most profound idea was that leadership rotated every year:
- common faith: people perceived they’re protecting a common good (society) versus someone’s dynasty
- every human has an ego and wants their turn: this removed in-fighting between powerful families
- created competition in the market for talent
Companies today have the same owner for decades. Decentralized organisms like Bitcoin are superior precisely because of this rotation.
- an excerpt from the 2-minute version of https://www.2minutebitcoin.org/blog/saylor-series-the-rise-of-man-through-the-stone-and-iron-ages-episode-1-2020