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Medieval Technology and Social Change
History / Technology
White's 1962 argument that the stirrup, the heavy plow, and the three-field rotation remade medieval society from the ground up — technology as the hidden driver of feudalism and military organization. Graham listed it as an obscure favorite; it is the canonical example of technological determinism applied to history with actual evidence.
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Paul Graham
From PG's April 2019 tweet listing obscure favorites; appears on his RAQ history list as well.
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Sam Altman
“It really is great.”