Spectrum of Utillity: A Romantic History Lesson

Author: ysgall

Date: February 13, 2001

by ysgall
2-13-01
During the Middle Ages, not a piece of a slaughtered animal was wasted. Fur, bones, blood, even the heart - everything was used for food or in crude cottage industry.
Why would soulless beasts deserve a sanctified corpse?
Why would soulless automatons need continued purpose?
In the future, robots are created and disposed of wholesale, designed for absurdly specialist tasks with no upgradeable equipment.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day!