@TheDailyBurble@mastodon.social
Post #3678494
2026-04-09 21:46 UTC
@Krosen_nw@mindly.social Slaves can be coerced to work until they die. Steam engines stop as soon as their needs aren't met and no amount of yelling and screaming will get them going until they have what they need. It's a massive gap. People are far more exploitable than steam engines.
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@Krosen_nw@mindly.social 2026-04-09 22:32
@TheDailyBurble@mastodon.social hmmmm, not the author but I get your point. If you haven't read the baroque cycle I'd highly and enthusiastically recommend it. ~2400 pages of brilliant alternative history. Thanks Neal!!!!