M Fnord Wrote:The point of that little diatribe is this: you're working on the assumption that "magic exists" automatically equals "everybody's suddenly an archmage." That's kind of a dumb assumption.So, where will people be going for the "Pencil Levitation 101" classes? [grin]
And, yes, expecting most people to learn more than that, or even that much, is optimistic.
In Fenspace I suspect the risk of the "artificial archmage" is likely more of an issue, with the possible risk of the magical equivalent of the Singularity.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind