I think a great plot point that can also be exploited is greed due to mechanization. For example, when Eli Whitney saw a slave with the cotton jin he took it and thought it would decrease slavery if the institution was more mechanized but it didn’t, and it expanded it because the plantation owners realized they could get more money with the cotton jin and more slaves.
I think a discussion of the Industrial Revolution needs to include the colonial empires in which it took place. It wasn't just coal and steel, it was also millions of slaves or near-slaves in the colonies and places like the US, producing goods and raw materials at gunpoint. And similar arrangements continue to this day, contributing to both our technology, and the obscene wealth of the upper class.
Thank you so much. I was eager to get to this video and It met my expectatives. I read a short story written by Ted Chian in which Golems exist but they can only do very simple task at the time, they are Closer to machines with a driver until the main character Discover a way to programm them to do more complex tasks and that causes panic among the workers. I've also heard of a book titled Foundryside that has some kind of technified magic, But I haven't read It yet. Thanks again, I keep learning more and more.
Your knowledge on worldbuilding is very inspiring! Have you ever considered writing a book describing all these world building topics and ideas you cover?
I have, but it's a large undertaking. My current (admittedly vague plan) is that when I reach 10K subscribers, I'll put a kickstarter and see if there's enough interest that I'll make a profit on the deal :)
Great examples of a magical industrial revolution and its effects can be seen in Final Fantasy VII with Mako reactors and The Legend of Korra with spirit vines and bending. It is really fascinating how it improves interconnectivity, industry, and social conflict.
Final Fantasy 12 also shows that magical industrial revolution is not neccessarely "green", unrefined magicite and synthetic magicite are extremely poisonous and hazardous to the environment and wildlife.
Teleportation changes everything I can see that have an effect on sailors is there cities you could have portal Networks if there's no cost to it you can live where you want
Would be really funny if teleportation had absolutely no cost and anyone could do it, but to be teleported it could only be your body (like time travel in terminator), so you ended up having a prudish society suddenly having to deal with a bunch of nude tourists roaming around
Genuine question: so you call every "Avatar" media "Avatar: The Last Airbender"? Even if it's The Legend of Korra or any other story in that franchise? To me the name "the last airbender" has always been associated strictly with the original show, and sometimes used as the default label for figurines and stuff, but isn't at all the name of the franchise or the world. I doubt the authors ever call the world the "last airbender" world, but rather the "avatar" world.
In my head, it's all ATLA. Legend of Korra is just ATLA a generation later. For me, the characters changed (strictly speaking reincarnated), but the world didn't change at the fundamental level, it just progressed historically and politically. It's older, not transformed. But that is just my view. I know what people mean when they say Legend of Korra world too and I think they get what I mean when I say the ATLA world. Maybe it's because while I liked Legend of Korra, I absolutely adore The Last Airbender :)
You know how sometimes you have a very specific question and some random internet stranger answered it five years ago? This was it for me. Thank you.
You're welcome :)
This video is so underrated.
Arcanum does exactly this, highly recommend checking out some of the unique interactions.
I think a great plot point that can also be exploited is greed due to mechanization. For example, when Eli Whitney saw a slave with the cotton jin he took it and thought it would decrease slavery if the institution was more mechanized but it didn’t, and it expanded it because the plantation owners realized they could get more money with the cotton jin and more slaves.
I think a discussion of the Industrial Revolution needs to include the colonial empires in which it took place. It wasn't just coal and steel, it was also millions of slaves or near-slaves in the colonies and places like the US, producing goods and raw materials at gunpoint.
And similar arrangements continue to this day, contributing to both our technology, and the obscene wealth of the upper class.
Great point
This is such a good source of ideas for my own fantasy world, where most women have basic, low powered 'magi' abilities. Thanks again, Marie
Always a pleasure!
Thank you so much. I was eager to get to this video and It met my expectatives. I read a short story written by Ted Chian in which Golems exist but they can only do very simple task at the time, they are Closer to machines with a driver until the main character Discover a way to programm them to do more complex tasks and that causes panic among the workers. I've also heard of a book titled Foundryside that has some kind of technified magic, But I haven't read It yet. Thanks again, I keep learning more and more.
Your knowledge on worldbuilding is very inspiring! Have you ever considered writing a book describing all these world building topics and ideas you cover?
I have, but it's a large undertaking. My current (admittedly vague plan) is that when I reach 10K subscribers, I'll put a kickstarter and see if there's enough interest that I'll make a profit on the deal :)
@@JustInTimeWorldbuildingI would definitely read the book as your videos are very informative and usefull!
I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel just a while ago! Great content!
Welcome to my tiny corner of UA-cam. :)
Great examples of a magical industrial revolution and its effects can be seen in Final Fantasy VII with Mako reactors and The Legend of Korra with spirit vines and bending. It is really fascinating how it improves interconnectivity, industry, and social conflict.
Yeah, Legend of Kora was a really fantastic example or industrial revolution.
Final Fantasy 12 also shows that magical industrial revolution is not neccessarely "green", unrefined magicite and synthetic magicite are extremely poisonous and hazardous to the environment and wildlife.
A couple of other works that touch upon the idea are Lost Odyssey and the Trails series.
@@DragonKingZero Thanks for the suggestion!
When it comes to luddites I could see them being drafted into the army or sent to Faraway colonies maybe the traits delete it there
Teleportation changes everything I can see that have an effect on sailors is there cities you could have portal Networks if there's no cost to it you can live where you want
Yeah teleportation is a complete game changer.
Would be really funny if teleportation had absolutely no cost and anyone could do it, but to be teleported it could only be your body (like time travel in terminator), so you ended up having a prudish society suddenly having to deal with a bunch of nude tourists roaming around
Genuine question: so you call every "Avatar" media "Avatar: The Last Airbender"? Even if it's The Legend of Korra or any other story in that franchise? To me the name "the last airbender" has always been associated strictly with the original show, and sometimes used as the default label for figurines and stuff, but isn't at all the name of the franchise or the world. I doubt the authors ever call the world the "last airbender" world, but rather the "avatar" world.
In my head, it's all ATLA. Legend of Korra is just ATLA a generation later. For me, the characters changed (strictly speaking reincarnated), but the world didn't change at the fundamental level, it just progressed historically and politically. It's older, not transformed. But that is just my view. I know what people mean when they say Legend of Korra world too and I think they get what I mean when I say the ATLA world.
Maybe it's because while I liked Legend of Korra, I absolutely adore The Last Airbender :)