amsterdam
been in amsterdam for wiki unlock. what a fascinating city – center of merchant capitalism and the first stock exchange (which I learned about through this video).
thinking about the dutch east india company and the tulip fever + the way that markets determine behavior & societal openess to difference.
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dutch east india company
how could a single company, based out of [[amsterdam]] colonise the entire state of indonesia?
italy
visiting D’s family in italy. i must admit, because i have a dad that reads [[aristotle]] for fun, i’ve never...
geneva
i recently discovered that borges lived in geneva. i’ll be visiting his grave as a thesis break. this beautiful essay...