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==Beginnings== | ==Beginnings== | ||
− | The early stages of technology | + | The early stages of technology had already happened in ancient hunter-gatherer times. Before then, even, in other animals like gorillas and chimps. It turned out that agriculture wasn't some necessary precondition for industrial and digital economies, but just a happenstance way station. |
− | When humans went directly from foraging to modern technology without agriculture, they invented small portable tools to turn sticks and stones into guns and bombs. Basically the same processes as in post-agricultural timelines, but using less fixed hardware and more locally available resources. | + | When humans went directly from foraging to modern technology without agriculture, they invented small, portable tools to turn sticks and stones into guns and bombs. Basically the same processes as in post-agricultural timelines, but using less fixed hardware and more locally available resources. |
− | As the people walked around | + | As the people walked around, through the jungle, the forest, the tundra, or any other environment where humans could now go, they would process local materials into their weaponry as well as their clothing and other needs. |
− | When the digital revolution came around, of course, the | + | When the digital revolution came around, of course, the people skipped over desktops and laptops and server centers, going straight to mobile devices. They would sometimes install a hardened server setup in a frequently traveled area, but for the most part they used mesh networking. |