Elon Musk

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@romanhelmetguy No foreign policy actions can save a civilization if its population keeps dropping.

Population collapse of Romans over time is what caused Rome to fall. The Romans worried about this, but failed to stop it.

11/16/2025, 12:10:35 PM

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Roman Helmet Guy

@romanhelmetguy

The Byzantine navy was the greatest navy in history, they invented Greek fire and ruled the Mediterranean for nearly 1000 years, but they outsourced their shipbuilding to the Venetians in the 1180s, and 20 years later they were conquered via a naval assault…by the Venetians.

The statement discusses historical factors contributing to the fall of civilizations, specifically the Roman Empire, and links it to population decline. It engages in public discourse by addressing historical interpretations and their implications for understanding societal collapse.

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