Why “Victorian” is being discussed
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Yeah, exactly. British power came from technological advancements that occurred before the Victorian era: steam engine, spinning jenny, railways, electricity, etc. By the time t…
by pu_pe · Oct 7, 2026
World War I killed so many victorian elites off and destroyed their culture because it proved honor culture inferior to industrialized killing
by tsunamifury · Oct 7, 2026
I don’t think that’s a helpful explanation. This period was the age of empires. Why were the Victorian elites so much more successful at it than their counterparts?
by rayiner · Oct 7, 2026
> Insane that this whole thing never mentions once the legions of servants ... OK but we're talking about a period where the UK was the world's first superpower. I understand yo…
by TacticalCoder · Oct 7, 2026
I think that extreme prosperity like this (another example - Baby Boomers in the US) is a lagging indicator of geopolitical/industrial power. Britain was prosperous in the…
by ford · Oct 7, 2026
This always comes up. Those famines were not created by the Victorians. They were all originating in natural disasters that the locals were unable to handle for themselves. The…
by mike_hearn · Oct 7, 2026
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