Comment by carabiner Comment by carabiner 16 hours ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News China is like a modern Roman empire. Masters of civil engineering.
Copy Link thom 8 hours ago Collapse Comment - Yup, similar number of slaves too.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_Roman_Empirehttps://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/country-studie... Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link pyth0 24 minutes ago Parent Collapse Comment - That website has the US at 3.3 slaves per thousand people compared to China's 4.0. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link pyth0 24 minutes ago Parent Collapse Comment - That website has the US at 3.3 slaves per thousand people compared to China's 4.0. Reply View | 0 replies
Yup, similar number of slaves too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_Roman_Empire
https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/country-studie...