Re: The Joy Of Democracy

On Sat, 26 Oct 2024 02:57:08 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On 24 Oct 2024 23:13:30 GMT, rbowman wrote:
 

On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:48:35 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
 

Same thing. Once the raw material is obtained in situ, all the rest
requires the full complexity of urban infrastructure to deal with.

 
Either you don't have a clue or you're defining urban as any place with
more than 10 people.

 
That particular point was about oil or coal. Think of all the things you
can do with oil and coal besides burning them: they are rich sources of
thousands of chemicals used for making polymers and other interesting
substances, for a start.
 
Typically these processes require somewhat more than 10 people.

How about 423? Actually that's the entire population. The kids don't work
in the refinery.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair,_Wyoming

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair,_Wyoming#/media/
File:Sinclair_refinery,_Wyoming.jpg

Bustling city, isn't it? Trust me, there's nothing there but the refinery.
Driving across Wyoming at night is eerie; all you see are the flares
burning off the methane from the wellheads out in the the desert.