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Imri
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Currently writing a novel and a CMS. Also Founder, Owner and CEO of EuroBytes. But please focus on my geeky stuff
Yes, I have. 48 Laws Of Power. I'm still reading
The Laws of Human Nature. But, I'm taking a break from it.

I like his books, he gives you so much material, that you can build you characters upon on.

I've got like 20 pages, and my characters feel more and more real everyday. Hoping I finish it.
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Mastery By Robert Greene.

The one that made me lose the longest track of time is Humankind: A Hopeful History by Ruther Bregman. Love this book.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
March 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Highlights (5/5)

"Where progress has occurred, significant improvements in human welfare began only around the 20th century. These gains coincide with the rise of anti-colonial and socialist political movements." - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Capitalism and extreme poverty: A global analysis of real wages, human height, and mortality since the long 16th century
This paper assesses claims that, prior to the 19th century, around 90% of the human population lived in extreme poverty (defined as the inability to a…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Highlights (4/5)

"In parts of South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, wages and/or height have still not recovered." - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Capitalism and extreme poverty: A global analysis of real wages, human height, and mortality since the long 16th century
This paper assesses claims that, prior to the 19th century, around 90% of the human population lived in extreme poverty (defined as the inability to a…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Highlights (3/5)

"The rise of capitalism from the long 16th century onward is associated with a decline in wages to below subsistence, a deterioration in human stature, and an upturn in premature mortality." - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Capitalism and extreme poverty: A global analysis of real wages, human height, and mortality since the long 16th century
This paper assesses claims that, prior to the 19th century, around 90% of the human population lived in extreme poverty (defined as the inability to a…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Highlights (2/5)

"Data on real wages suggests that, historically, extreme poverty was uncommon and arose primarily during periods of severe social and economic dislocation, particularly under colonialism." - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Capitalism and extreme poverty: A global analysis of real wages, human height, and mortality since the long 16th century
This paper assesses claims that, prior to the 19th century, around 90% of the human population lived in extreme poverty (defined as the inability to a…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM