Daniel Spiewak on Nostr: npub1m64s8…44th4 Low-key, the meridian being in London gives Western Europe ...
npub1m64s8kyz08q9qkx33spy3276am3tnmzyfs85u8308d0q92qywukqh44th4 (npub1m64…4th4) Low-key, the meridian being in London gives Western Europe specifically a huge structural advantage in the modern global economy, since you can have same business day collaboration with both edges of the Pacific without losing a day at the beginning or end of the week.
It’s not the advantage the deciders had in mind, but I often think about how it plays out as a subtle entrenchment of colonial hegemony. Here’s hoping Africa can capitalize on it to the same extent.
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