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In reply to the discussion: A (not well thought out) Thought Experiment ... [View all]ret5hd
(22,485 posts)2. Does the castle dump all its shit/refuse into the valley?
Does the castle send regular raids into the valley taking the best (plus more) of what the valley people have managed to accumulate?
Do the castle dwellers use the infrastructure built by those in the valley to:
a: travel between castles?
b: communicate between castles?
c: tranfer goods between castles or from the valley to the castle?
all while refusing to share in the cost of upgrading/repairing said infrastructure?
Does the castle send the valleys youth to distant wars to protect the interests of the castle?
I dunno...sounds to me like a few trebuchets need to be built. Fill the moat with sewage and destroy the drawbridge.
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"Share or die" doesn't sound to me like an emotion borne of fear...
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2015
#24
There's a world of difference between "all" and "most" when talking about what you need to live
Fumesucker
Feb 2015
#18
Surround the castle, build a fence around it, build trebuchet's and sling dead cattle, sheep and pig
ChosenUnWisely
Feb 2015
#8
What is the relationship between the two groups? Do the castle people treat the valley people
jwirr
Feb 2015
#15
Leave em be. As long as they aren't changing my climate and wiping out my biosphere. nt
raouldukelives
Feb 2015
#32
Not nearly enough information to answer. As it stands, the most important bit of information is that
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2015
#36
"Because eventually the folks in the castle will attack us in the valley."
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2015
#38
How did the people in the castle acquire "far more than what they need to live life"?
scarletwoman
Feb 2015
#40