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| Mar 26, 2020 at 9:52 | comment | added | MSalters | I'm not sure about the order. When expanding, it would appear that there's a benefit to first raising a lot of workers. They'd take care of food, shelter and other basic necessities. Only when the basics are in order would you raise a cohort of leaders. Can't send them to school until there's a school built ! | |
| Mar 24, 2020 at 13:53 | comment | added | Joe Bloggs | Very sensible.. have a few very smart kids then later just brood a load of dumb ‘kin-helpers’. Could lead to some interesting social dynamics. | |
| Mar 24, 2020 at 12:39 | history | answered | Adrian Colomitchi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |