A brief internet search finds that the Han Dynasty in China conceived of hydropower over 2000 years ago.
Typically when we think of hydropower, we think of hydroelectricity. The concept of the water wheel is an ancient one that only recently (historically) was modified for use in the industrial revolution.
I think the spirit of the video was in shedding light on the Cabal's dislike of independence and self sufficiency. We can all be like Tom Bombadil if we choose, and live apart from the Cabal. The Cabal only has power over us if we choose to allow them to.
The carefree jolly Tom symbolizes what humanity will become once we are freed from the clutches of the Cabal's Central Banking system.
If the goal is to become like Tom Bombadil, then I don't want to see that ending, frankly. I would rather ride with the Rohirrim and fight beside the true king Aragorn (or, you know, Jesus, the true King of Kings when he returns).
The whole thing with Tom Bombadil is that he's great, but unreliable. He is a good spirit and he's not susceptible to the influence of the Ring even, but he's not going to trouble himself to go confront evil and defeat Sauron. He doesn't care. He'll sit on his ass while Sauron kills everyone else. Fuck that.
Meanwhile its the like of Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Boromir, Faramir, etc. who are out fighting and dying to banish evil. And don't forget Chad Samwise the Brave who eventually becomes mayor of the Shire and gets the girl in the end.
He specifically mention the Swedes, not the Chinese. Even if someone conceived of such a thing somewhere in the distant past, you cant say hill, water, and wood meant hydroelectric power to Tolkien, when almost nobody even knew about such things at that time. The metaphor would be meaningless to literally everyone, hence it is not what he meant, obviously.
Hydropower. Not hydroelectric power. You’re conflating the two.
Originally, the mills in the industrial revolution ran on straight water-to-wheel-to-belt-to-machine water power. Which really isn’t all that complicated. Water wheels were used to power saw mills and grist mills for even longer.
It wasn’t until Edison like a hundred or so years later that mills converted to hydroelectric.
I know, that’s exactly what you meant. And I’m saying it was not what the video alluded to. You don’t need to make electricity to get sufficient power from water for industry, just enough wheels, gears and belts and a big enough drop. But in Sweden all water was under control of the king, so that resource was under the control of centralized power.
If videos such as these have any utility beyond analysis of a possible metaphor, what is the harm? If eyes are opened to the possibility of what we speculate as "deep state," isn't it therefore beneficial in some small way? Those bookworms that have enjoyed Tolkien only on a superficial level might ascend beyond the fictional world of figurine collecting LARPers and find that the nature of the world is worthy of question.
A brief internet search finds that the Han Dynasty in China conceived of hydropower over 2000 years ago.
Typically when we think of hydropower, we think of hydroelectricity. The concept of the water wheel is an ancient one that only recently (historically) was modified for use in the industrial revolution.
I think the spirit of the video was in shedding light on the Cabal's dislike of independence and self sufficiency. We can all be like Tom Bombadil if we choose, and live apart from the Cabal. The Cabal only has power over us if we choose to allow them to.
The carefree jolly Tom symbolizes what humanity will become once we are freed from the clutches of the Cabal's Central Banking system.
https://www.hydropower.org/iha/discover-history-of-hydropower
https://fuergy.com/blog/the-early-history-of-water-power#:~:text=The%20earliest%20known%20version%20of,in%20southern%20Europe%20and%20China.
I haven't looked in to homesteading, but I imagine it would be a hell of a lot easier without property taxes.
If the goal is to become like Tom Bombadil, then I don't want to see that ending, frankly. I would rather ride with the Rohirrim and fight beside the true king Aragorn (or, you know, Jesus, the true King of Kings when he returns).
The whole thing with Tom Bombadil is that he's great, but unreliable. He is a good spirit and he's not susceptible to the influence of the Ring even, but he's not going to trouble himself to go confront evil and defeat Sauron. He doesn't care. He'll sit on his ass while Sauron kills everyone else. Fuck that.
Meanwhile its the like of Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Boromir, Faramir, etc. who are out fighting and dying to banish evil. And don't forget Chad Samwise the Brave who eventually becomes mayor of the Shire and gets the girl in the end.
He specifically mention the Swedes, not the Chinese. Even if someone conceived of such a thing somewhere in the distant past, you cant say hill, water, and wood meant hydroelectric power to Tolkien, when almost nobody even knew about such things at that time. The metaphor would be meaningless to literally everyone, hence it is not what he meant, obviously.
Hydropower. Not hydroelectric power. You’re conflating the two.
Originally, the mills in the industrial revolution ran on straight water-to-wheel-to-belt-to-machine water power. Which really isn’t all that complicated. Water wheels were used to power saw mills and grist mills for even longer.
It wasn’t until Edison like a hundred or so years later that mills converted to hydroelectric.
No, you know I meant electricity
I know, that’s exactly what you meant. And I’m saying it was not what the video alluded to. You don’t need to make electricity to get sufficient power from water for industry, just enough wheels, gears and belts and a big enough drop. But in Sweden all water was under control of the king, so that resource was under the control of centralized power.
Further, the article you linked to mentions the Chinese using water to "pound grain". Not exactly the same as hydroelectric power.
You may be missing the overall point, but I also find videos like these worth an eye roll.
Even if I open my mind to things that seem silly, there are some things that are a bit of a stretch.
If videos such as these have any utility beyond analysis of a possible metaphor, what is the harm? If eyes are opened to the possibility of what we speculate as "deep state," isn't it therefore beneficial in some small way? Those bookworms that have enjoyed Tolkien only on a superficial level might ascend beyond the fictional world of figurine collecting LARPers and find that the nature of the world is worthy of question.