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Erin Rose @ErinRose@chaos.social
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I wonder what modern architecture and infrastructure would look like if we hadn’t been so lucky with concrete having basically the same thermal expansion coefficient as steel, and preventing it from rusting..

would everything be almost entirely made of steel? would skyscrapers exist? would trains be the prevalent mode of transport?
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Erin Rose @ErinRose@chaos.social
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thinking about things like this is probably how you do good sci-fi/alternate timeline worldbuilding if your target audience is also incredibly autistic
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Lyn coweat verifiedlesbian @fugi@amazonawaws.com
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@ErinRose would watch/read :D
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Erin Rose @ErinRose@chaos.social
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@fugi you might like the expanse / captive’s war books then :3 the authors who wrote those have this type of autism
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Lyn coweat verifiedlesbian @fugi@amazonawaws.com
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@ErinRose these sound really interesting :3 I should also continue watching Foundation some time
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Erin Rose @ErinRose@chaos.social
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@fugi oooh, yeah Foundation is great (and not just because of Lee Pace…), I should really read the books sometime :3
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