• WoodScientist@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Thankfully, this is an easy problem to solve. If you’re planning a time trip, just research the locations of potassium nitrate deposits before you go.

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      16 days ago

      Smart. They would probably think your a prophet if you could do things like that. I think the hardest part is convincing them into at least a semi industrialist type mindset.

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      16 days ago

      Now I’m imagining a movie where someone tries this. Except, as you alluded, the only way to really do this would be to completely change indigenous society. As the movie goes on, it becomes clear the protagonist is just doing colonialism all over again. Sure, they can say, “it’s for their own good though!” The cry of every Christian missionary.