An alternate to "depopulation" is settlerism (Settler Property Theory, or Settler Colonialism)>settlerism explains how a group of native residents populate an area by housingSETTLER>a native resident of the nation>citizen>has 2 native parents or 0-2 native parentsSETTLEMENT>nation is a container of states>a state is an area which got unlocked through population milestones and developmental achievementsPOPULATION MILESTONES>land has a map/build/move process>population growth is gradual and constant>phases: 5,000 male residents ==> 60,000 total residentsDEVELOPMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS>law: judges/prosecutors/lawyers/cops for theft/fraud/violence>property: land/housing/items/business>education: reading/writing/math>energy: extraction/generation/transmission>farm: land/planting/machines>factory: materials/processing/production>medical: sanitation/treatment/emergency>tech: use/skilltraining/infrastructure
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>>539257067Fuel issues wipe most of you out after a winter and inability to harvest. Samhain in the old world was the calendar drop dead date for food stores over a winter. You either had enough or the herd thins out.