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Originally Posted by stormlion1
There will be some cross traffic between towns and settlements. Within a few generations everyone will be related to everyone else so travel will become a requirement. Plus honestly I just don't see the world turning all medieval with people clinging to tiny hamlets. There will be people who say live in what had been PA finding a old book or talking to that traveling Doctor who will want to see Ohio or Nevada because there's opportunity there.
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I respectfully disagree as far as medieval. Medieval is a VERY sustainable for a few reasons.
1) Warlord (or whatever you call him/her) has access to the best weapons and defenses. Castles were built to control trade routes either on water or land.
2) The merchants have a known area of safety. THe better the trading, the more products will filter in.
3) The farmers have a known place to sell or trade their produce/cattle/swine/etc. The castle also gives a place of security in times of trouble.
This model of economics worked for 500-700 years. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the rise of the nation state.
My $0.02
Mike