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I’m back! And we’re going to space!!
The Varangians spend most of their lives in low to no gravity. They have factories that can make food, but I have to believe that growing plants is still far more energy efficient than printing food. So they do (or they make their slaves do), but of course in space hydroponics can be done in three dimensions.
“Varangian” is what the Norse invaders were called who went east to Russia instead of West to the North Sea. These guys are fans, I guess.

1. HOORAY for the comic being back! Thank you!!! and
2. I am not sure how you’d do hydroponics without gravity (with water and plants getting confused without gravity signals) but it is a very very cool idea!