Hillary Vipond
@hillaryvipond.bsky.social
Economic History, LSE ||
Technological Unemployment in Victorian Britain || Postdoc @CSH Vienna. Senior @atlanticfellows
Technological Unemployment in Victorian Britain || Postdoc @CSH Vienna. Senior @atlanticfellows
I kinda like eudoroam
May 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I kinda like eudoroam
He points out that the great gifts of the super rich are primarily acts of magnificience, acts of rulership.
He notes the secular stagnation following the full entrenchment of the Medici.
And that, historically, when the super rich rule, they do so for their own benefit
He notes the secular stagnation following the full entrenchment of the Medici.
And that, historically, when the super rich rule, they do so for their own benefit
April 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
He points out that the great gifts of the super rich are primarily acts of magnificience, acts of rulership.
He notes the secular stagnation following the full entrenchment of the Medici.
And that, historically, when the super rich rule, they do so for their own benefit
He notes the secular stagnation following the full entrenchment of the Medici.
And that, historically, when the super rich rule, they do so for their own benefit
Look at the decline in entry into the elite over time!
After the Black Death, quite a lot of opportunity.
Once the Medici had become the super rich, they gained control of central government, and entry disappeared.
After the Black Death, quite a lot of opportunity.
Once the Medici had become the super rich, they gained control of central government, and entry disappeared.
April 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Look at the decline in entry into the elite over time!
After the Black Death, quite a lot of opportunity.
Once the Medici had become the super rich, they gained control of central government, and entry disappeared.
After the Black Death, quite a lot of opportunity.
Once the Medici had become the super rich, they gained control of central government, and entry disappeared.
He then accumulated a lot of support and power by redistributing his wealth. In the form of contributions to society.
April 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
He then accumulated a lot of support and power by redistributing his wealth. In the form of contributions to society.
But business as usual is keeping wealth and influence in.
He tells us the story of the Medici family. They were newcomers after the Black Death. But they got to power by Cosimo. He was initially expelled by Florence. Then Florence needed money. They brought him back...
He tells us the story of the Medici family. They were newcomers after the Black Death. But they got to power by Cosimo. He was initially expelled by Florence. Then Florence needed money. They brought him back...
April 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
But business as usual is keeping wealth and influence in.
He tells us the story of the Medici family. They were newcomers after the Black Death. But they got to power by Cosimo. He was initially expelled by Florence. Then Florence needed money. They brought him back...
He tells us the story of the Medici family. They were newcomers after the Black Death. But they got to power by Cosimo. He was initially expelled by Florence. Then Florence needed money. They brought him back...