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Also, there were cities before industrialization. Can’t remember the names of any right now… but I pretty sure there were a few.

I’m definitely being too negative about something that is silly. Im just tired of this kind of analysis. It’s common in ASOIAF space. there it is often done completely seriously. I…

Wow didn’t even take as much work as I suggested.

Seems like you googled where he lived and haven’t read any analysis of his works and letters.

The reason that Tolkien didn’t write an industrial revolution into the history of middle earth is that he hated industry. Hated how it destroyed bucolic village life. Having this t…

“Obey!”

Guess you’ll never find out.

Consumer demand is not something that just appears. Demand for oil has largely been induced by decades of urban, housing and transportation planning centered around the automobile.…

It’s worse than addictive, it’s requisite for live in many parts of the US. That didn’t happen by accident.

Seize the assets, nationalize the oil industry, use the profits to pay for infrastructure.

My sympathies. tldr; You (like many others) are having an existential crisis. The facts that previously underpinned your reality no longer seem true. Your challenge is to find some…

Not bad. Confuses the trim on my robe for a hand. Pretty funny overall.

> what career path would you suggest, teacher or software developer? Depends on what they like to do. There is a lot we can change so that people can do what they love without puni…