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knarf · 11-11-2004, 12:27 AM

Most of the interworld economy is going to be commodities. Discover an uninhabited Earth and you've got millions of acres of farmland, scores of untapped ore deposits, and such.

Collectibles (art and such) probably wouldn't be much of a thing. Having 5 of Van Gogh's "Starry Night"s on one timeline will only serve to make each one less valuable. They would likely only be of interest if they were notably different from Homeline versions (Like if Mona Lisa was blonde or Van Gogh lived a few more years in one timeline and painted some more).

Ideas and people are the trickier bits. Some of the tech advances don't even work outside their timeline (Remember Gernsback from AEI?). Transplanting major figures (noted geniuses and politicians, etc.) has the potential to majorly disrupt a timeline, and could also cause the Secret to be leaked. The only safe people are the statistics, those who would be forgotten in their own timeline. That means only unskilled or moderately skilled labor or ISWAT.

11-11-2004, 12:27 AM	#6
knarf Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: Infninte Economy Most of the interworld economy is going to be commodities. Discover an uninhabited Earth and you've got millions of acres of farmland, scores of untapped ore deposits, and such. Collectibles (art and such) probably wouldn't be much of a thing. Having 5 of Van Gogh's "Starry Night"s on one timeline will only serve to make each one less valuable. They would likely only be of interest if they were notably different from Homeline versions (Like if Mona Lisa was blonde or Van Gogh lived a few more years in one timeline and painted some more). Ideas and people are the trickier bits. Some of the tech advances don't even work outside their timeline (Remember Gernsback from AEI?). Transplanting major figures (noted geniuses and politicians, etc.) has the potential to majorly disrupt a timeline, and could also cause the Secret to be leaked. The only safe people are the statistics, those who would be forgotten in their own timeline. That means only unskilled or moderately skilled labor or ISWAT.