How else are you going to estimate the number of soldiers to send, the overall cost, and the projected return from labor exploitation? How do you think wars are waged and what do you think motivates them?

Do you think that the British had an accurate census of the populations of all the places they were conquering on their attempt at world conquest in the 1600s-1800s?

Do you think they have an accurate census now? Isn’t this the very subject the author is trying to outline?

No, but you are the one presupposing that an accurate census is a necessary tool of colonialism and conquest, which seems not to be borne out in any way by the history of colonialism and conquest.

Nope, and it didn't matter.

You need to know military, not population size (how quickly can a militia be raised, how long can it be sustained, how well they are armed, who can be persuaded to defect, etc.). This is related to population size, but not linearly.

Population counts get only interesting for military and tax potential during administration of a territory.

GP's point is valid, though, imho.

In your honest opinion, is current colonialism in /that/ country that is doing genocide more or less effective than South African apartheid?

>The population numbers of other countries are only relevant when serving an imperial or colonial enterprise.

Is this statement not in direct contention with this statement:

>If I were a rightful leader of all Nigeria I would make sure those numbers would never be accessible for westerners as it’s the fist thing you need to know when you decide to wage war of any kind against some people.

Surely the leader of the colonisation target country would like to know the population of the coloniser, so that they can get an understanding of how many soldiers to keep in the defence force?

I am old enough to remember that usually calls for technology lockdowns were "protect the children" and "anti-terrorist". Now we must also protect democracy.

I like it, but part of me thinks that spinning tops should be without IC and batteries. I don't mind some steampunk clockwork mechanisms though.

I use it for a month as daily driver. For Linux it is ok.

Who could have guessed that white collar workers are so attached to food and shelter?

People start being inventive when tight on resources, so a bit of evolutionary pressure is not a bad thing.

Tech workers urge CEOs to replace them even faster with AI.

The golden years of first Trump admin and pandemic to pressure your employers are gone. Right now the leverage is in the companies. So kudos for the bravery if they realize on exactly how thin ice they are (pun semi intended) and I will want to see if there will be retaliation for unsolicited activism.

Can we cut couple of undersea cables and make it properly permanent for elites too?

>Good luck trying to take something back from the populace once already given for decades, even if it is in a limited form.

Like the right to not wear scarf? Seems they had the good luck with that one.

North Korea is effectively an island. Iran has many neighbors and long borders. They have no choice but to be at least semi integrated into the world and strong enough to defend themselves.