We’ve seen that pattern for a long time, therefore it’s always like that.
just to drain this phenomena of cultural animus: we encounter expansionists because they expand. there are just more of them. if a random sampling of geographic locations finds anything, it most likely finds an expansionist.
consider the 36 officially designated global biodiversity hotspots. they account for just 2.5% of the Earth’s land surface, yet they hold over 50% of the world’s plant species and 43% of bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species. mostly because these species are not expansionist. they are well but narrowly adapted to their local environment.
just to drain this phenomena of cultural animus: we encounter expansionists because they expand. there are just more of them. if a random sampling of geographic locations finds anything, it most likely finds an expansionist.
consider the 36 officially designated global biodiversity hotspots. they account for just 2.5% of the Earth’s land surface, yet they hold over 50% of the world’s plant species and 43% of bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian species. mostly because these species are not expansionist. they are well but narrowly adapted to their local environment.