It occurs to me that the biggest reason thy Heinlein’s TANSTAAFL principle is a reality is because if there WERE such a thing as a “free lunch” it would violate the first law of thermodynamics.
Have you read the “Wolf World” series by Chris Bunch and Alan Cole. TANSTAAFL is the motto of the Eternal Emperor. (And if you haven’t read it, you really should. Very interesting background for the authors.)
It occurs to me that the biggest reason thy Heinlein’s TANSTAAFL principle is a reality is because if there WERE such a thing as a “free lunch” it would violate the first law of thermodynamics.
Or the second. At least in the long run. All resources are limited, and they all run out.
You mean like clean water, pure air, trees and an unpolluted environment?
Have you read the “Wolf World” series by Chris Bunch and Alan Cole. TANSTAAFL is the motto of the Eternal Emperor. (And if you haven’t read it, you really should. Very interesting background for the authors.)