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Stormy said: True, but an earlier empire also would have far more decentralised - he could have ruled the Americas, or greats swaths of Europe, etc, but the limited tech would have meant being vulnerable to rebellion at the edges.

However, pull the internet into the equation, and you've got real-time monitoring of everyone, the ability to cut people off from communication channels, and the ability to draw in new followers with a +like button.

In short, bigger empire with less hassle.
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