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“this piece of shit drove multiple species to extinction, burns dozens of ancient cities to the ground, and illegally (even at the time) enslaved thousands of native inhabitants… but he also liked music and created a thriving enterprise, so on the whole who’s to say if he’s bad”
— Jul 15, 2025 07:24AM
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Jul 15, 2025 09:15AM
I was a bit harsh, the author is a bit more firm in his condemnation of the barbarity of these merchant kings. He does couch it in language of moral relativism, but the listing of crimes is generous
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