Comments by "Shorewall" (@shorewall) on "Explaining the Borders of the 22nd Century" video.

  1. If Turks migrate in large numbers to change the demographics, then those countries will be puppets of Turkey. No military invasion needed. But I think Europe learned its lesson already, and the Balkans are less PC. It could lead to conflict, and I wonder what side Germany and France would take on Crappy Balkan countries cracking down on overwhelming Turkish Migration.
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  2. It will definitely undercut all of the Dictator Resource Depots in favor of Technical Capital rich countries. Russia, bleh. African Countries, bleh. That part of China's economy, bleh. We'll be able to get any mineral from asteroids, plenty of solar power from satellites, and even offshore manufacturing to orbital factories. It will literally be a revolution, and I could see a major war from the Have-nots (anyone not in the good graces of the West and the USA in particular) desperately trying to muck things up. Along with Automation, this will be industrial revolution 2.0, taking power away from traditional geography and such, and giving it to the people who can invest and innovate in technology the most. USA, Japan, Europe. If China can keep up, them too. But I think China's hash will be settled by then, otherwise it could get ugly.
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