https://twitter.com/cafreiman/status/1461066547661836301
I love the idea of hundreds of small civilizations whose only record of existing is like going to war with Rome/Byzantine Empire or something having an accurate tally of all trades that occur domestically.
what
Chandragupta II was emperor of the Gupta Empire in India from 375 to 415 CE. The lib in the tweet is endorsing a rise in GDP over time as his own politics. This means the lib is ostensibly opposed to the past, which had a supposedly low GDP.
that was so bizarrely specific that I didnt even consider that you, as they say, was taking the piss