It's so easy how is everyone so stupid. I'd invent the train afterward and drive around everyone saying "you're so fucking stupid I'm not even good at this and I did it".

  • happybadger [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I would be the absolute best at colonialism in ancient times. No contest. I know where all the best resources are and would invent guns so that I can be responsible for the spice trade, colombian exchange, and land conquest of North America. The Spanish took centuries because they were uneducated.

    • comi [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      But you cannot make guns without steel, coming back to furnace issue. Also I sincerely doubt you know how to make saltpeter from bat droppings lol

      • happybadger [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Do you seriously think I wouldn't invent guano islands and monroe doctrine imperialism to invade those islands? That would be like day 3 while everyone else is busy dying of infections.

        • comi [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Yeah, I do, you even think it’s islands instead of caves and manure latrines. Also you would be just as vulnerable to infections, shoveling shit:)

          • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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            4 years ago

            If I lived in the time of the Black Death, I would simply invent penicillin.

          • happybadger [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            No no, you're just like the entirety of the ancient world. Bat guano means dangerous exposure to airborne plague. Guano islands are what smart guys like me know about. I would have gone to the Tang Dynasty and said "my way is so much better why are you this bad".