How does all available mass get turned into Sam Clado, unless there is some physical replicator? And if there’s a physical replicator, is it really all that important whether it’s replicating to create hardware for Sam Clado, or replicating just to replicate?
Sam’s the one who ordered it to replicate without bound. Others may have different ideas of how much ought to be mined, so it’s not a given that that is how things will end up.
How does all available mass get turned into Sam Clado, unless there is some physical replicator? And if there’s a physical replicator, is it really all that important whether it’s replicating to create hardware for Sam Clado, or replicating just to replicate?
Sam’s the one who ordered it to replicate without bound. Others may have different ideas of how much ought to be mined, so it’s not a given that that is how things will end up.