Surely a short chapter means a short episode, right? Of course not, especially when we go on a wild tangent about Jevons paradox of efficiency and AI usage before the chapter even begins (it's interesting, I swear, but there are timestamps if you'd like to skip ahead; I'll only judge a little bit).

After we get all that out of our system, chapter 6 finds Violet broken and ready to be mended in the Healer's quadrant. Come along as we get irritated with Dain (honestly, what else is new?), curse Nolon's name and speculate how his marriage is going, and uncover a Sorrengail tradition of hedging bets.

Time Stamps:

00:00:24 Content Warnings

00:01:09 Battle Brief (podcast/personal news)

00:02:14 Epigraph Breakdown

00:28:54 Scottish Gaelic Pronunciations

00:31:47 Recap

Scottish Gaelic Translations in Fourth Wing Reddit thread by u/isolatedcolorYT

Jevons Paradox of Efficiency

Free academic article on Jevons Paradox

“Housework and Electricity” - Historical ad for domestic appliances and effect

Jevons Paradox, Slavery, and the Cotton Gin

Cotton Gin’s Effects on Value of Slave Labor

AI energy consumption and efficiency

Gray Area podcast: “Is AI Creative”

Ologies podcast: “Ethics of AI”

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Outro Music: Battle Epic by Hot_Dope