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Grain crops can be burned in the field by attackers, as well as stolen. The WP article seems to overlook the possibility of slavery in early cultures, which wo
by dmckeon 10y ago
Grain crops can be burned in the field by attackers,
as well as stolen. The WP article seems to overlook the
possibility of slavery in early cultures, which would
put social choices about crops into a vastly different
dynamic.
- ethbro 10y agoSlavery / undervalued labor is an interesting twist, as I imagine it would factor heavily into the value calculations. The "more work (but still net positive food production)" vs "storage / transport" calculus seems like it would be interesting as different variables are changed. (Side note: I am not oblivious to the social evil we're talking about, but it is historically relevant)