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Ghap (Offline)
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01-27-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Nyororin View Post
Err...

First - any culture that developed has been, at some point, in the same situation. I do not believe there has ever been a population that did not face some limit on all those things. (Well, with the exception of time. Time is limitless.)

Secondly - Japan was not as limited as it may look at first glance. There were far far fewer people. The limits that existed were more related to technology and government.
I hate to play devils advocate but that second statement contradicts itself.

Limiting tach and goverment is limiting a society...hence the rapid change during the Meiji (sp) period.

The only other example i can think off is when the chinese burnt there fleet of ships, so hardley the norm.

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