Ensuring post-apocalyptic survival at TL8?

[Agramer]

I think same as Flyndaran....

Edit: Molokh just posted while I was writing.

Originally Posted by riprock

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Youre missing few things here:

Who will pass all that specialised knowledge to next generation(Which is 1st premise of Molokhs question).

When spare parts run out who will produce new ones and how?

Who will feed numerous offspring's? If your automated Hydroponics are that good..where is limit? Amount,wear/tear...etc Regardless someone has to work even in automated Hydrophonics.

How many little things do you think constitute overall TL? And besides main point is to have expanding community which will preserve its TL level and in 2nd-3rd generation even start to increase it.

Originally Posted by Riprock

E.g. a physician who can also serve as a piano tuner and violin maker, who recites Chaucer to relax.

The physician would be married to a biotechnologist who can breed up all kinds of organisms, from microbes to clones.

Who will tune Pianos when Physician is having fulltime job of being physician and let alone teach children poetry.Besides when will he find time to teach next generation of physicians....If hes doing it..knowledge will be lost..let alone piano tuning and nuances of poetry.

What about wife? Is she breeding agricultural organisms or for medicine or for any of hundreds of potential fields? How can she do all that stuff.How much time will she lose doing manual work that less -educated/specialised lab technicians are usually doing to take workload from top scientists to be able to devote to core problem?
How will she pass all that knowledge?

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