Geopolitical shift: the center of gravity of the world has moved multiple times historically—from China/India to Europe (only after Industrial Revolution and discovery of America), back to the East as Asia rises. The Roman Empire shifted East because that's where the wealth was. Today, the East (China, India, Turkey, Iran) represents the future, not Europe.
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Nassim TalebEvidence Quote
“traditionally it was here at the center gravity of the world moved from China India to the Europe only after the Industrial Revolution...the Roman Empire had to move East because that's where the money was”
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The Merge: Ep. 03 | The past is not gone; it lives on in the future— Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and ArchitectCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:38:57 AM
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