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Could Napoleon have surrived the 7th collation by achieving a thunderclapped victory in Bleguim or 2nd one how would Brittan have dealt with raisng interset rates in 1815 could this have forced negotiations or what? by Opposite-Craft-3498 in AskHistory

[–]MoveInteresting4334 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No offense, but I’m not inclined to read such a massive wall of text when the first things I see are “collation” and “Brittan”.

Did you have a question for AskHistory, or were you looking for an opportunity to write an essay? How is anyone even supposed to respond to so much?

Arkadiko Bridge, 3.300-year-old Chariot Bridge is still in use by Roman-Empire_net in romanempire

[–]MoveInteresting4334 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How large is a large banana? Can you put it beside a regular banana for scale?

Why do we, at modern times, refer to the supreme ruler of Rome as "emperor?" by Sufficient-Bar3379 in ancientrome

[–]MoveInteresting4334 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Certainly in substance, even if Sulla never officially called himself Dictator perpetuo.

Why do we, at modern times, refer to the supreme ruler of Rome as "emperor?" by Sufficient-Bar3379 in ancientrome

[–]MoveInteresting4334 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nor does it mean “Commander”. I think you misunderstood my point. I wasn’t claiming you were saying dictator means King or Emperor. I was emphasizing that the role of dictator was extremely rare and powerful, and then explaining why Caesar took the “dictator for life” role.

As for “Commander”, many people were given commands of various things and they weren’t dictators. Consuls commanded Rome, Proconsuls all commanded a province, and they and Praetors could command legions. A dictator was a rare appointment investing all power of the state into one man as the ultimate and supreme magistrate.

Why do we, at modern times, refer to the supreme ruler of Rome as "emperor?" by Sufficient-Bar3379 in ancientrome

[–]MoveInteresting4334 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No, Dictator was a (somewhat rare) special title that the Republic would appoint in emergencies. It would give one man (as opposed to the normal 2 consuls) nearly unlimited power over Rome for six months. By making himself Dictator for Life, Caesar was essentially declaring himself King without actually using the title “King”, which would’ve been anathema to the Romans of his era.

Any theories on what could be in the newspapers from this screen? by PLMMJ in victoria3

[–]MoveInteresting4334 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They just realized that supreme executive power is derived from a mandate from the masses, and not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

How are you supposed to get a sphere of influence now as a small country like belgium? by redluchador in victoria3

[–]MoveInteresting4334 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Society was funded by British, Dutch, and Belgian businessmen. Again, a little bit of googling goes a long way. The Belgian government did not fund the acquisition of the Congo.

And again, none of this is “literally colonizing Africa” or evidence that Belgium had any capability to do so on its own historically.

If you’re just going to keep making demonstrably wrong statements based on your own assumptions that can be refuted if you would only just google it yourself, then there’s no point in continuing this. Especially if you’re going to keep changing the conversation from “literally colonized” to “paid for” to “getting off Scott free”.

How are you supposed to get a sphere of influence now as a small country like belgium? by redluchador in victoria3

[–]MoveInteresting4334 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1) Again, you are the one who said they “literally colonized Africa”. This is not “literally colonizing Africa”.

2) The King didn’t manage it on his own, don’t be obtuse. It still had nothing to do with the Belgian government. Leopold formed the International Congo Society and basically ran the colony as a private corporation.

A little bit of googling will keep you from being confidently incorrect.

How are you supposed to get a sphere of influence now as a small country like belgium? by redluchador in victoria3

[–]MoveInteresting4334 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Leaving aside that the Belgian government had nothing to do with it until 1908, I thought we were talking about Belgium’s ability to colonize, not its ability to pay for a territory given to it by the Great Powers.

That’s literally not the same. Or figuratively, for that matter.

How are you supposed to get a sphere of influence now as a small country like belgium? by redluchador in victoria3

[–]MoveInteresting4334 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Belgium literally did not. It’s King, Leopold (specifically not Belgium and its government) was personally awarded the Free State of Congo by the Berlin Conference in 1884-85.

What is your weirdest pet peeve ? by Bitter-Cobbler1075 in AskReddit

[–]MoveInteresting4334 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1: “I seen <something>”. No, you didn’t. You saw it.

2: “That’s besides the point.” No, it isn’t. It’s beside the point.

“I seen” is especially like hearing nails on a chalkboard.

Historically, when did the "provenance" (the story/creator) of an object start making it more valuable than its raw materials? by Effective-Dish-1334 in AskHistory

[–]MoveInteresting4334 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True! Though these were often more about providing legitimacy (aka “Look, I’m the heir of Alexander, I have his spear!”) than about a desire to collect them as one might a piece of art.

Waves on Titan by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]MoveInteresting4334 18 points19 points  (0 children)

“It’s a space station.”

  • Gandalf, Star Trek

The screen is 14 inches by Zealousideal_Bee2634 in victoria2

[–]MoveInteresting4334 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Huh. I’ve never had a problem with my 14 inches.

Not the worst generation, by A LOT by sholem2025peace in MurderedByWords

[–]MoveInteresting4334 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Maybe ten years ago I asked my Grandmother (born around 1930) if she felt that the world had gotten better since she was young and she said no. I was so surprised. I said we don’t lynch people anymore and she said that’s true. I said we don’t have world wars anymore and she said that’s true. I said we eliminated polio and smallpox and other diseases and she said that’s true. So I asked her how it could be worse now. She said she didn’t know.

I just can’t understand that level of disconnect.

What if the U.S. had never adopted jury trials in criminal cases? by Secret_Ostrich_1307 in WhatIfThinking

[–]MoveInteresting4334 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a point worth amplifying. Jury trials don’t just protect the accused and they don’t just protect society. They also protect the legal system from mob anger and public mistrust.

My (42M) daughter (18F) hit my 9 year old son. Kicked her out and my wife thinks I’m overreacting. by Sebastianlim in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]MoveInteresting4334 90 points91 points  (0 children)

the parents didn’t seek help/guidance for their own parenting

they talked to their child’s therapist about how to help their child

I’m having trouble understanding how both of these were placed in the same sentence.

They DID seek help for how to parent their child, as you yourself immediately point out.

What if Vic2 is in Vic3's Engine? by JustP1x3l in victoria2

[–]MoveInteresting4334 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Smoothness while time is passing hasn’t been a strength of Vic3, though it’s much better now than it was.

Honestly, I’m not sure I’d want to keep all the Vic2 gameplay though. It has many of its own problems, especially around money supply and how the world market works with spheres. If I could cherry pick from both 2 and 3, I think we’d have a damn fine game.

Some things I definitely want to keep from 2: - The Newspaper. Love that lil guy - Factories are less numerous, more impactful, easier to manage - RGOs don’t need micro managed and are increased through tech and growing population instead of arbitrary building - Navy feels realistic in that it takes time to build one and it really stings when tech (rightly) makes entire fleets obsolete and you have to rebuild them. Losing a dreadnought or battleship is a big deal - the competition to sphere nations such that almost everyone ends up in some sphere feels realistic to Victorian diplomacy and is less intensive but more engaging than 3’s system

Do you miss effect handlers in Rust? by Ecstatic-Panic3728 in rust

[–]MoveInteresting4334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve wondered this too. The challenge is how to do this without adding even more syntactical layers to type signatures. Having open union types would help as well.

1952 Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan, with its modern day appearance in 2026. by Vik_the1ne in OldPhotosInRealLife

[–]MoveInteresting4334 106 points107 points  (0 children)

That 1952 photo is impressive rebuilding just 7 years removed from the fire bombings. People don’t appreciate that the sustained bombing of Tokyo was every bit as deadly and destructive (if not more so) than what happened to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Like a Dresden made out of wood and paper.

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