Comments by "ScholaroftheWorld " (@scholaroftheworldalternatehist) on "Whatifalthist" channel.

  1. The Paraguayan War is something straight out of an alternate-history timeline. Lopez was absolutely bonkers
    938
  2. The 21st century is either going to be humanity's best century ever or worst century, no in-between I feel.
    581
  3. America is still very powerful, however. The closest competitor is arguably China, and they have a bunch of demographic and geographic problems themselves.
    498
  4. India is one of those perennial "superpowers of tomorrow," like Brazil. It always has such great potential, yet is never realized. I predict much disappointment for the rest of this century as well.
    437
  5. Lol yes. This is like a Englishman writing an article in 1922 proclaiming an eternal British empire
    427
  6. It always amazes me how much of the human story is lost to us. Entire kings and wars and cities lost forever because we couldn't write. Wonder how true it will be of our era
    355
  7. Too much people, too little arable land. Sad truth.
    328
  8. I feel like Africa's development and colonialism is a touchy subject, so don't be surprised much if you get accusations of racism
    256
  9. Actually as an alt-historian I think this alternate world would be much better. No pointless territorial skirmishes (i.e. India/Pakistan, Armenia/Azerbaijan, etc.). A far more centralized world were order reigns supreme.
    249
  10. Strongly agree. Also, most of the "problems" that we think are important in the world are way over-hyped due to widely disseminated mass media that feeds on our desire for violence and tribalism. Relying on a few anecdotes as exemplifying a wider trend is what most people do.
    236
  11. One could also argue that history cannot repeat, because the conditions that created a past historical event never have to arise again. I would say history is important to know how we got here, rather than extrapolate for the future--an inherently speculative proposition.
    216
  12. Let me summarize Orthodox civilization in 1 sentence: "And then things got worse."
    207
  13. It's crazy that one guy forgotten by history changed the world so much.
    191
  14. Nah, the 30 years from mid 1910s to mid 1940s are probably the most "whiplash" type of time in modern history. So much changed. From 1990 to 2022, the only defining event is Soviet Collapse and the 9/11 wars which fizzled into nothing.
    171
  15. Algeria would probably be better off as part of France, tbh
    163
  16. I suggest you seek to accomplish your life goals. Life has 100% death rate regardless of disaster or not. Don't let Internet doomerism infect your brain
    155
  17. And they'll naturally rebel against Moroccan England.
    127
  18. Or forces all the other men to hunt mammoths without breaks while he stays with the women
    121
  19. Be thankful we are living in the most peaceful time of humanity
    121
  20. Yeah geographically the country makes no sense but culturally and religiously speaking the country appears to be increasingly united
    98
  21.  @DogWalkerBill  Maybe it's because of how recent he is? Not sure how well Hitler will be remembered 2,000 years from now...
    88
  22. What I find most interesting is that advanced ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia are backward war-ridden regions today while cannibalistic paint-wearing savages became modern Britain. I wonder what this means for America in the future...
    81
  23.  @nikolavideomaker  True. The first 20 years of the 21st century are very boring historically compared to 1900 to 1920
    76
  24. Wdym? Literally every generation has its doomsayers. Drives the clicks I guess
    76
  25. I think we're living in the "decades where nothing happens." My man, look at 1900-1922 border changes compared to 2000-2022. Boring
    76
  26. Basically all of the Middle East. It was a backwater of camel herders and pearl fishers before oil was discovered and refined. Look up that video that tells you why Dubai sucks. Too much money, no morals.
    74
  27. 30 years really isn't that long in the span of history. I think most of the stuff he says in this video will happen within a century, but not 30 yrs
    74
  28. I feel like the Internet just thrives on making things controversial for the sake of it. Irl most people just live their lives and act normal
    73
  29. Alternate history, geopolitics, now philosophy! Your channel covers everything under the sun, man--and I love it!
    68
  30.  @afonso1816  But wasn't that based on loot? And inflated wartime production?
    67
  31.  @sauron7839  I think in a superficial and broad term, yes there may be "repeats" in history. Do you have any particular mistakes in mind you think were repeated?
    66
  32. Honestly probably didnt feel that bad for those alive. Rome didn't fall in a day, so changes would've been hard to perceive on human timescale
    63
  33. Nah, in most of those places the Africans didn't even know white men were "ruling" over them. In the British colonies especially, they used very few administrators and left power largely with the chieftains
    62
  34. I think Belgian actually getting an enormous swath of central Africa 70x its size was even more of a chad move
    58
  35. History is made by 1% of people, it is unfair to blame the 99% along for the ride
    50
  36. I honestly think the US is a superpower because of the boatload of German immigrants that came over here
    49
  37. Let's do fasicm next...
    48
  38. I feel people don't realize there is indeed a genetic component to those who become leaders and billionaires. They think it's all a matter of having rich parents, ignoring the fact that many rich people don't achieve anything of note. While many poor people also become self-made.
    47
  39. Hm could the Carthaginians even cross the Atlantic feasibly?
    47
  40. Superpower is the hip new word for "regional" power or even 2nd-rate powers at this point
    47
  41. Kind of depressing that we personally will never live to see how space colonization plays out. It's like being born before Columbus set sail for the New World.
    44
  42. I think religions share some fundamental patterns across societies because they are meant to address our collective fear of the unknown--whether that be death, or in this case climate change.
    42
  43. Alternate history is certainly broader than I had thought.. :) Not complaining though
    42
  44. The one thing that holds constant through history is every single generation believes they are unique and special. Protagonist syndrome in full effect.
    41
  45. True. Whatifalthist's the reason why I started making alt-history videos of my own.
    39
  46. Nah, you guys will fall into India's orbit anyway (they have over 5x the population). Actually, making peace would be the best strategy overall, since you are in an insanely strategic area to facilitate Indian trade.
    35
  47. There are numerous differences of Christianity, much more than in islam
    33
  48. European colonialism probably would last much longer
    32
  49. Interesting to hear your take on the topic. I do agree, Rome held back Europe for a long time, and we tend to idealize it when in fact it invented very little on its own (mostly it innovated pre-existing technologies). The "Fall" of Rome is the best event in technological history, as weird as it sounds.
    31
  50. Hm maybe not have kids at 25?
    31