I haven't read the books other people are suggesting, but the arguments I have heard mostly center around materials science. Rome did not have access to high enough quality metals and was unable to machine parts to the standards required for steam engines. Britain sits on top of large coal and iron deposits, exactly what an early society needs to produce high quality steel. Producing steel in the Americas before European contact was not possible due to the large distances between coal and iron deposits combined with the lack of waterways or transport animals to move the required quantities of ore.

This is just how I remember it, there are probably a few issues with it, but the main point is that Britain and Europe to a lesser extent got very lucky with geography.

In an actual war this would just get an ICBM dropped on it right?

How many hours do people work each week, and do factory workers work the same hours as office workers?

Nearly all the LGBTQ people I have seen on XHS have been Chinese. I have not been seeking LGBTQ content out, so results could differ if you search for it.

Can I use it on a desktop browser? I was trying to load it, but I couldn't get it to either show in English or translate correctly. I didn't see a login/signup button either, are those mobile only?

China or Russia directly participate in a new armed conflict.

and still not get banned an actual saint.

I have an empty modlog

I keep forgetting that HB is not GZD2.0, and that we are not explicitly ML.

It took me too long to think about it and type it out