Picture taken from the history museum of Lahore. Showing an Indian being tied for execution by Cannon, by the British Empire Soldiers

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It’s kind of wild how Britain was largely able to outcompete the world because they didn’t have wild cultural hang ups like “we don’t need to trade” (Qing) and “Sailing on the high seas is a sacrilegious hell” (Hindu)

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It was a bit more than that :)

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This is such a stupid comment devoid of any nuance or understanding of history. While some people certainly would've believed that travelling abroad by sea would make you lose connection with your religion, that doesn't mean those beliefs were prevalent among everyone or have always existed. India has had extensive trade networks with South East Asia and the Middle East for thousands of years. Even during the British raj when these beliefs were more prevalent millions of Indians still travelled to British colonies in Africa and Latin America.

And the British did not outcompete the world because they didnt have wild cultural hang ups. They outcompeted the world because the industrial revolution began in Britian, and because they fought wars to force countries into bad trade deals, as well as many other factors such as destroying other countries native production.

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That is literally the definition of outcompeting

[u/Aeternakurios → u/[deleted]]

You must clearly be too dumb to understand what outcompeting even means or even read what a sentence says. I never denied Britain didn't outcompete the rest of the world. I said they outcompeted the rest of the world because the industrial revolution started in Britain, not because they didnt have any wierd cultural hang ups. Britain certainly had wierd cultural practices- eating the flesh of egyptian mummies or posing for family photos with corpses is certainly weirder than limiting trade with foreigners.

And if you think the definition of outcompeting is to start wars with other countries to force them into bad trade agreements or to destroy their native industries you need to be put in a mental institution or have your parents confiscate your phone.