Yes, We'll Need To Stop Soon, But Surely One More Cartload Of Minerals Will Be Fine

October 10, 2025 Greg Jensen

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"Europe was then able to get back to the important business in which it has been engaged for hundreds of centuries: Chewing off its own leg." -Harlan Elison, from Mindfields (1993).

Postcard credit: "Europe" (Jacek Yerka, 1983).

Stickers: Cherry Moon Factory.

Cards:

"Stone Quarry" (Florian de Gesincourt, 2017), from Magic: The Gathering - Amonkhet, published by Wizards of the Coast.
"Mining Interest" (Kyle Ferrin, 2024), from Arcs: The Blighted Reach Campaign Expansion, board game by Cole Wehrle, published by Leder Games.