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Rare mining products, unobtanium, or whatever could cause cities to pop up anywhere.
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I foresee a lot of ghost towns on desert worlds that were abandoned after the resources they were mining dried up . . . .
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02-27-2015, 05:01 PM | #45 | |
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And our hypothetical mines may slowly renew its resources. Or requires exceptionally slow and careful mining and/or processing that itself may act as a source of wealth. Food production is only of primary importance on our world with our technology levels.
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02-27-2015, 05:03 PM | #46 | |
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02-27-2015, 05:21 PM | #47 |
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The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.
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02-27-2015, 05:33 PM | #48 |
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All of which argues for a massive need to minimize the costs of the water industry, which is easier to do if you transport the water over shorter paths. We can afford things like the California aqueduct system because there are large areas that have huge water resources.
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02-27-2015, 08:27 PM | #49 |
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02-27-2015, 08:45 PM | #50 |
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Riverworld wasn't a planet at all. It was a comparatively narrow strip 20 million miles long. The mountains that line the sides of the strip are just there to act as the bars of the crib. The reason why polities are small there is because agriculture and mining are impossible meaning that territorial acquisition is pointless.
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