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[–] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I don’t see us regressing before 1820. Will just be back to your horses, carriages, and living off the land.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    That still requires metal and there's no surface deposits to support it

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    There's plenty in landfills to be "mined"

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Afaik that can only be recycled with pretty energy intensive arc furnaces or regular fossil fuel combustion. No accessible fossil fuel limits you to fallout style scrap-tech, which is probably not sustainable for a long term 17-18th century civilization.

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