[Dragaera] More on Teleportation Economics

[Miguel Aja]

I cannot help but think that *any* teenager will jump at the chance of
mobility independence... just remember how badly you wanted a car when you
were that age. Some puking here and there seriously beats petrol and
parking.

Plus cheap alternative transportation is not a factor when you don't have
your own income, anyway.

On 25 February 2010 05:58, Damien Sullivan <phoenix at ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 01:56:35PM -0800, Philip Hart wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Feb 2010, Alexx Kay wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >>> On the other hand, how motivated is he to learn to teleport, anyway?
> >>
> >> Not much evidence.  On the one hand "sorcery didn't interest me."
> >
> > Vlad has some interest perhaps in presenting himself in romantic mode -
> > maybe I should say Romantic - downplaying his Dragaeran influences to
> > play up his rebelliousness.  Teleporting is just too useful for even a
> > 14-y-o to sneer at, and presumably the rest of sorcery.  It's a bit
>
> Yeah.  I mean, fricking teleport!  I guess you'd be less motivated if
> it's hard to do (safely) and it's cheap to have someone else teleport
> you -- assuming you can find someone who knows the location.  (Actually,
> how did 16yo Vlad know how to get out to the jungle?)  And there's the
> nausea thing for humans.  But still, teleport!
>
> Line in Athyra: Savn reflecting that he'd heard the middle-class
> teleported everywhere, even skipping 10-20 mile walks.  Um, yeah,
> Savn...
>
> -xx- Damien X-)
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