There is a notion of empire that says that if an empire isn't expanding it is dying.
It's true in some ways, if you use your conquests like firewood. If you aren't really a civilization but simply a machine that consumes people.
Endless growth. The line goes up forever.
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2024-12-27 16:21:33
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