Starships and Walls : Which Shall We Build?
26th July 2025
The Feral Historian does a deep dive on constraints due to people, technology, living space, frontiers and walls.
His discussion of the role of military service in a modern society (under the guise of a discussion of STAR TREK) is fascinating. One of the historical functions (not purposes; be sure to appreciate the distinction between those two concepts) is to absorb the excess young male population of the Underclass (who would otherwise cause trouble–sound familiar?) and the prospective heirs of the Overclass (who would otherwise lead revolts–sound familiar?) and (through training and service) turn them into folks invested in the current state of their culture. Just think about that for a bit.