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514 points sarimkx | 2 comments | 14 Feb 24 16:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.485s | source
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appplication ◴[14 Feb 24 23:30 UTC] No.39377073[source]▶
> The UK became the world's richest country in the 19th century by being the workshop of the world

Ahh.. haha. Yes it was certainly the innovation and industrialism of the UK that did it, not the inevitable result of centuries of imperialism, conquest and subjugation.

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ilrwbwrkhv ◴[14 Feb 24 23:47 UTC] No.39377203[source]▶
Ya I think the whole industrial revolution made them capable of colonizing everything. So I guess in a round about way.
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1. cmrdporcupine ◴[15 Feb 24 04:27 UTC] No.39379104[source]▶
Massive navy + Ideology/ethic of feeling justified dominating others and a sense of superiority to go with it + A couple centuries of practicing on the Irish

Profit!

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2. ilrwbwrkhv ◴[16 Feb 24 20:36 UTC] No.39402610[source]▶
To be fair the English did teach the world categorization which made everything standardized and reusable.