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In theory, the dictatorship of the proletariat will lead to an equal and just society as the people are led to a glorious new age.

In reality, the dictatorship of the proletariat swiftly becomes an old-fashioned dictatorship.

In theory, the capitalist system is designed to punish failure and reward success, resulting in greater economic growth as people husband their own resources carefully, and encouraging people with wealth to develop new systems and make products as much as they can.

In reality, the few people running the companies decide that they and their friends are worth far more than anyone else, and pay themselves millions even if their companies are run into the ground by their mismanagement; if they were paid according to their value to the company, they'd be LOSING money. It doesn't matter, because everyone else is part of that great pool called 'labor', things to be used up and thrown away. Surprise of surprises!

Happiness has been outlawed.

When your dwarf takes over a workshop and demands items, give them to him.

If they don't show up in the next 24 hours or so, I propose we design their builds for them. I'd suggest design by committee but that'd take too long and this isn't going to get finished before the end of this year unless everyone involved gets a move on.

last time my embark was half-evil I got evil critters just fine.

But did you get the other biome?

It just crossed my mind that Toady's laying the groundwork for more advanced worldgen with dwarven civs starting up at the same time in different places, then intermingling. So it'd be possible to make a guess as to a dwarf's heritage by looking at him.

If a CPA doesn't make backups he should be on the streets giving handjobs for crack. Just saying.