Following on the general trend of the last two months of posts, for June the New Worlds Patreon is turning its attention to the very poorest stratum of society. We begin with the practice of begging — comment over at Book View Cafe!
Having looked at the people upstairs last week, now the New Worlds Patreon pivots downstairs, for a look at the servants . . . comment over there!
And in Year Seven, the New Worlds Patreon finally got around to talking about the aristocracy . . . Comment over there!
Having looked at the ideas of class and status, now the New Worlds Patreon is turning to the question of how those things get layered: which people are considered to be the most important and respectable in society, and which people are the least? The common answers aren’t always what you might assume . . . comment over there!
For the month of May, the New Worlds Patreon is turning its attention to the social divisions within society! We begin by clarifying some terminology that often gets carelessly used — that of class, status, and caste. Comment over there . . .
The end of the month means the end of a theme (for now), and so the New Worlds Patreon‘s last economic piece for April is on the complexity of two very different systems, manorialism and post-scarcity. Comment over there!
I promise, the New Worlds Patreon is not going to take you too deep into Econ 101 — but this week, we are talking about how much a given economy is planned and controlled vs. left to do its own thing. Comment over there!
The next stop on the New Worlds Patreon tour of economic systems is the concept of property ownership! Comment over there . . .
April will be an economics month at the New Worlds Patreon! We’re starting off with sources of wealth — comment over there . . .
Five Fridays make a theory post! The New Worlds Patreon is still talking about magic, but now we turn our attention to how magic intersects — or all too often doesn’t intersect — with the rest of the world around it. Comment over there!
I promise the New Worlds Patreon will get less grim very soon now . . . but before then, we have to talk about capital punishment. Comment over there . . .
Rather dark material this week on the New Worlds Patreon, as we look at the (regrettably) long history and wide use of torture, especially for interrogation purposes. If you’re up for that subject, then comment over there.
The New Worlds Patreon continues its look at police with the question of what kinds of duties fall under their responsibility — comment over there!
And so the New Worlds Patreon rounds the corner into a new year! Year Seven, to be precise, and the wheels are turning in the background for the Year Six collection, which will be out next month. If you aren’t a patron, this is a splendid time to become one and get access to additional goodies (which include weekly photos from my travel stash, monthly non-fiction book reviews, behind-the-scenes looks at my own worldbuilding process, and more). And whether you’re a patron or not, this is also a splendid time to mention the project to people you think might enjoy it!
Meanwhile, the project itself marches on. We’re going back to crime again, but this time from the side of how we respond to it — starting with the origins of police. Comment over there!
Here we are, at the end of Year Six of the New Worlds Patreon! We wrap up this set with vegetarianism and other forms of food prohibition . . . comment over there!
Have you ever been hunting? This week the New Worlds Patreon turns its attention to the sport of kings — which is also the feeding of hunter-gatherers, the hobby of modern people, and many other things. Comment over there!
Do you like to think of a particular animal as representing you? The New Worlds Patreon is taking a look at animal symbolism — comment over there!
We’re in the final month of Year Six (!) of the New Worlds Patreon, and for our last topic, my patrons have voted for some essays about the interactions between humans and animals/the natural environment more generally. We begin with invasive species — comment over there!
Sometimes the organization of the New Worlds Patreon doesn’t work out as tidily as I might like. Since I’ve said my bit on violent crimes (sexual assault having been covered previously), instead we’re wrapping up the month with something that more belongs back with the theft essays from the start of this Patreon year: smuggling! Comment over there.
No discussion of violent crimes would be complete without murder, so this week, the New Worlds Patreon takes a swing in that direction. Comment over there . . .
