Allowing the facilities and technical expertise to fall apart is a “won’t” to me.
Like, we wouldn’t be able to build a wooden galleon in short order, but that’s a matter of societal choice. We haven’t maintained the facilities or expertise.
We could redevelop them. It’s not a “can’t” the way I see it.
We could actually build a wooden galleon in short order (there are teams of amatuer and professional historians/archeologists that do it as a hobby in San Diego, source, I used to work there during the summers in high school), but the quality for a short order galleon that they used to be able to accomplish for a short order galleon wouldn't be there at all. We could probably make one that would last for 5-10 years of heavy use, while older ones were generally in use from 10-25, with some old stories of ships being used for 40 years.
We can't make a moon rocket anymore.
Can’t, or won’t?
An important distinction.
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Allowing the facilities and technical expertise to fall apart is a “won’t” to me.
Like, we wouldn’t be able to build a wooden galleon in short order, but that’s a matter of societal choice. We haven’t maintained the facilities or expertise.
We could redevelop them. It’s not a “can’t” the way I see it.
We could actually build a wooden galleon in short order (there are teams of amatuer and professional historians/archeologists that do it as a hobby in San Diego, source, I used to work there during the summers in high school), but the quality for a short order galleon that they used to be able to accomplish for a short order galleon wouldn't be there at all. We could probably make one that would last for 5-10 years of heavy use, while older ones were generally in use from 10-25, with some old stories of ships being used for 40 years.
that's a lot of miles per galleon
Ah damn it, that's good.
Is it? Or is it distinction without a difference