Comment on A Parallel World?
goldenballs@wolfballs.com 2 years agoNo, engineering is in parallel with science. Engineering uses science to create real things. I am an engineer who works with scientists.
I don't know why you talk about building underground cities, it sounds even less realistic than those seasteading cunts, who refuse to pay for anything.
Spotted_Lady@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
I mentioned underground cities as that has been done in past civilizations, and because it is an alternative.
I agree on the practicality and have essentially agreed on that throughout. The problems include:
Engineering and construction difficulties. Collapses and flooding are among the problems here, and I'm sure you can thing of more.
Health and sanitation issues.
Discoverability. Ingress and egress, and any light tubes, vents, hatches, etc., can all lead to unwanted discovery. There are consequences of discovery such as annexation back into what you escaped, or annexation into something worse. Eg., you start digging under the US and end up digging in Mexico or Canada.
Supply lines. You'd still have to find ways to get to stores since it is harder to manufacture/grow certain things underground. Then that takes one back to ingress and egress, thus tying in with the previous.
There are things such as prebuilt tunnels, mines, and so on, and these have all their own problems such as ownership and discovery leading to possible criminal charges.