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CAE_Jones comments on Superintelligence 26: Science and technology strategy - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: CAE_Jones 12 March 2015 03:53:47PM 2 points [-]

I'd still expect carts to be useful in cultures that use loads of wood, or maybe to transport larger quantities of materials for trade. For example, this Seneca story has a man burning logs down to a size he can easily carry. Some northern peoples used dogs as pack animals, but the only land vehicles I'm aware of were sleds.

Comment author: Lumifer 12 March 2015 04:10:55PM 1 point [-]

I'd still expect carts to be useful in cultures that use loads of wood

Wood generally comes from the forest and carts are not all that useful in a forest...