It also underplays another key aspect: West Berlin's usefulness as a base for western spies and snoopers.

ECONOMIST: New history museums

Using Kwajalein atoll as a base hugely increased SpaceX's logistics costs and complicated every aspect of launch preparations.

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Just like it would be inappropriate to base all of your decisions on someone based on their credit score, a measure of social influence is just one aspect, but it is certainly not a measure of everything.

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