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That is one of the ways Marcus Crassus got rich in Rome.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus
He did pay for his greed. When he failed in his campaign in Parthia, the parthians put him to death by pouring molten gold down his throat.
Guillotines are out. Molten gold cleanses are IN.
It's completely natural and organic too
It's technically anorganic.
Cyberpunk Dystopian before Cyberpunk was even a genre
🎶same as it ever was, same as it ever was...🎶
Caesarpunk? Circensespunk? Idk what to call it, but I want cyberpunk-but-ancient-Rome to exist as a genre
Sandalpunk
I feel like the modern version would be putting out the fire no matter what because it might spread to surrounding properties and then charging you for it anyway and putting a lien on the property if you can't pay.
I kinda figured the Cyberpunk in Cyberpunk Dystopia refers to a counter cultural movement within those societies.
So get at least a little money but lose the property, or let the property burn down out of spite so nobody gets it. You'd still own the land it's on, right? Decisions, decisions...
I guess it depends on if you have enough resources to rebuild or not. I don't think insurance existed back then.
The first option is bad but at least some of your stuff is saved. It depends on if anything was irreplaceable, but then you got to pay this ass clown rent.
The second one is when no one wins, but if you have resources then just rebuild. If you have nothing then sell a plot of land for cheap, but still have nothing from the fire.
Yeah, saving your stuff from the building is a pretty big motivator since he's only buying the property, not everything in it. I'm sure he got a lot of takers.
he did become the richest man in rome off it, so it would seem so.
He did end up with molten gold down his throat that all his riches couldn't prevent. Not directly as a result of this bullshittery unfortunately.