Having a coffee this morning? You're partaking in one of the earliest Social Networks! ☕ The Original Social Network: London’s “Penny Universities” ☕ By the late 1600s, London had over 500 coffeehouses, buzzing with philosophers, merchants, scientists, and revolutionaries. They were called “Penny Universities” because for the price of a single coffee, anyone—rich or poor—could engage in intellectual debates, political discourse, and groundbreaking ideas. 💡 Isaac Newton discussed physics over a cup. 💡 John Locke debated democracy at the next table. 💡 Revolutionary ideas that shaped the modern world were brewed alongside steaming cups of coffee. These weren’t just places to grab a drink—they were the birthplace of modern public discourse. If coffeehouses still worked like this today, who would you want to share a table with? ☕👇 @Coffee ☕ hashtag#History hashtag#CoffeeCulture hashtag#PennyUniversities hashtag#IntellectualDebate

As I was reading this, the entire time I was thinking about the growing Chinese influence in Africa. Could it be said that most of the push against the European influence is generated and funded by China... I read through the end part of the article that showed the stats on Chinese and Russian influence. This will definitely lay the groundwork for future conflicts in the region. We'll just have to see how that turns out!

As I was reading this, the entire time I was thinking about the growing Chinese influence in Africa. Could it be said that most of the push against the European influence is generated and funded by China... I read through the end part of the article that showed the stats on Chinese and Russian influence. This will definitely lay the groundwork for future conflicts in the region. We'll just have to see how that turns out!

Time is a strange thing… When Plato was teaching his students in Ancient Greece, the once-mighty Sumerian civilization had already been in ruins for 2,673 years—a distant past even to him. To put that into perspective in respect to today: 💡 2,673 years ago today, Ancient Greek city-states were just getting started. 💡 Plato himself wouldn’t be born for another 200 years. Plato is closer in history to us than he was to the Sumerians. History is layered, it's vast, and mind-blowing. 🌎⏳ What’s a historical time gap that blows your mind?

Has anyone used the fedi app? I downloaded it to see how it worked but wonder what everyone here thinks about it? Whats the take on fedi vs cashu and should we have fedi/cashu wallets? Or is that solution made for a future problem?

@corndalorian challenged me to 30 days without liking.... I failed, but I have been focusing more on zapping if something made me stop and engage or outright engaging in the conversations/ with the content. Its honestly the best way to bring a true v4v future to life.

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Lol parenthood in a nutshell

Saturday shenanigans with the kids and pupper. Sometimes, the martini is just dirty enough....

Perhaps the oldest urbanized civilization, The city-state of Ur, known to man began its decline around 3000BCE in part due to rampant wealth inequality and internal rebellion... Its important to note, this particular kind of internal conflict almost always leads to civilizational collapse. "Texts uncovered from Lagash- one of the preeminent Summerian city states- indicate there was a massive chasm between the wealthy and the common people. Most of the latter being so mired in debt that they had to sell their own children to get our of debt." 11 min mark