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Making steel is how we got here. Europe was decimating her forests for charcoal. England ran out first, then turned to coal, then needed to pump water out of c
by i_am_proteus 5y ago
Making steel is how we got here. Europe was decimating her forests for charcoal. England ran out first, then turned to coal, then needed to pump water out of coal mines...
- lindseymysse 5y agoThanks for that history. Alas, no such thing as a free lunch.
- i_am_proteus 5y agoLunch has never been free. Good reads, if this area interests you, are Fernand Braudel Civilization and Capitalism Vol 1: The Structures of Everyday Life and Vaclav Smil Energy and Civilization: A History.