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Around 400 years ago, advances in materials science allowed for truly
gargantuan structures to be built with complete structural integrity. We were
constructing buildings that rose kilometers into the sky. Hundreds of
thousands of residents could now live in an area once fit only for a thousand
or two people. They called them megastructure arcologies for their efficient
population densities, low environmental impact, and self-sustainability. No
one forced anyone to move to these places, but they were the most logical.
Instead of taking a vehicle or train from Point A to Point B, you mostly only
needed an elevator. People used to have tons of belongings, but with advanced
computing and virtual simulations, as well as component miniaturization,
material possessions no longer seemed so relevant. Your unit stopped being a
place where you lived, and began to serve only functional purposes. You
lived in virtual constructs, and needed only a minimal amount of
realspace for your physical components. Even so, the entire point to
Castlebourne is being able to spread out how you want. You see, the reason we
wanted to concentrate our population on Earth was so that we could give the
majority of the land area back to wilderness. Animals can’t live in high-rise
apartments—at least not intentionally, anyway. We have more choices. We
figured that it was only fair that we do everything we can to stay out of
their way, and let them be. Castlebourne started out as an uninhabitable
planet, which had to be paraterraformed in order for it to be habitable. We’ve
done this to many other colonies, but never before at this scale. There was no
life here before we arrived. In fact, we’ve added life. The same rules about
verticalization don’t apply here. We’re free to stretch our legs, especially
since there’s a ton more land area overall, what with the oceans being
confined to the poles. Underburg doesn’t have many people here yet, but I’m
sure it will expand. Unlike other domes, it’s not populated by androids meant
to simulate human life. I mean, sure, there are robots here to help us get
things done, but it’s clear who they are. They’re not trying to blend in. If
you conduct a search for 21st century suburbia, it will look just like
Underburg does. Big houses; big green, perfectly manicured lawns; garages with
two cars in them. Don’t worry, they run on electricity, supplied by fusion
reactors. And we don’t have a history of racism and elitism. It’s not about
recapturing the lifestyle of Old Earth. It’s about living in a neighborhood of
like-minded individuals, watering your flowers in front of the walkway, and
waving to each other as you leave for the day. We go to work. Nothing
needs to get done, but we do it anyway, because that’s what we find
enjoyable. If you think you might like it too, why don’t you come move to
Underburg? Yes, it’s a little unsettling with all these empty houses, but it
won’t get better unless more people take the leap. We need more residents!
Come on, you know you want to.
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