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At first I was thinking Amish brain control space lasers was the best oxymoron I've heard in a long time, but upon reflection: the biggest problem the Amish hav
by 082349872349872 3y ago
At first I was thinking Amish brain control space lasers was the best oxymoron I've heard in a long time, but upon reflection: the biggest problem the Amish have with technology is the degree to which it networks them with the English.
If they had their own secret crater on the dark side of the moon (separate from the one in Iron Sky of course), due to the gravity wells involved it would have to be self-sufficient, so even if they had had to pay some Mennonites to launch the self-replicating factories that built the brain control space lasers, operating them would presumably be cool according to at least some elders.
"Oh, you have an orbital space laser too? Any connection with the Yoder space lasers? My second cousin 3x removed's mother was a Yoder..."
- 082349872349872 3y agoThe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty#Provisions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty#Provisions (whose signatories include BR,CA,US) requires that installations on the moon (and other celestial bodies) be used for peaceful purposes, so I guess we'd have to rely on the Amish brain control not resulting in violence — but seeing as how all the violent anabaptist sects have already died out, leaving only the pacifist ones (among which are the Amish), that may not be that bad a bet. (TIL that Amish —in order to avoid unneeded sewing time— wear cotton/poly clothing, and of course they're not synthesising polymers at home and therefore have to buy that fabric from the english, so the brain control space lasers are even more plausible) (Edit: Amish horseshoes may have carbide and borium additions, again for durability)