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The loss of GDP from the virus is not a “surprise” nor a “one off” event. Past GDP gains from globalization produced “interlocking fragility” ( #TheBlackSwan), with fake growth/profits & #pseudoefficiency Globalization produce small gains w/delayed costs. It is what it is. 2) It does not mean “avoid globalization”. It is that one needs to understand scaling a little better before making claims of “benefits”. Mild globalization is v. different from what we have today.

This is the truth: Northern Europeans want a connection to the ancient Mediterranean, the ancient Greeks? This is about as close as it gets. BTW “Europe” is not a distinct population zone. Western Eurasia more so (includes the Caucasus, Anatolia, Med plus what is commonly known as Europe). The irony of history is that Western textbooks treat the Greek-Persian wars as “us” vs “them” when odds are that Greeks looked like today’s Meds and Persians looked a bit more like Northern Europeans/Steppe ppl.

Highly doubtful. This is an ad hoc “sounds good” explanation. A- 1) Kashrut came with >500 other interdicts. 2) Local neighbors (Greeks, Canaanites, pre-Islamic Arabians) had no such interdict on pork. B- Interdicts serve as religious markers. I discuss in SITG. 3) THOSE WHO EAT TOGETHER BAND TOGETHER For instance since Muslims can eat Kosher food, why did they add another interdict: wine? To prevent socializing with Jews and Christians hence lower exposure to conversions.