Comment by tsunamifury
1 day ago
World War I killed so many victorian elites off and destroyed their culture because it proved honor culture inferior to industrialized killing
1 day ago
World War I killed so many victorian elites off and destroyed their culture because it proved honor culture inferior to industrialized killing
*inferior to industrialized versions of ancient cultures. The Victorians essentially gave up all sense of their medieval culture (Longbowmen and archer traditions, Yeoman farmers) for immense wealth and new luxuries (Tea, tea houses, Opium, and lots of parties).
This led to their decline within 200 years, compared to China or the Roman Empire. The Chinese had to deal with the incompetent Qing, but luckily they survived as a culture, and learned a lot from Deng Xiaoping.
WW1 was nearly a generation after Victoria's death.