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![williameijer Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1847845626316230656.png) William Meijer [@williameijer](/creator/twitter/williameijer) on x 13.7K followers
Created: 2025-06-22 14:26:17 UTC

“Europeans are rich because of colonization” is a comforting myth. In reality, XX% of today’s income gap between sub-Saharan Africa and Western Europe can be traced back to technological development differences that already existed in 1500

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XXXXXXX engagements

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