Starting Civilization From Scratch

Just remember, Drinking water "Upstream", Clothing and utensil cleaning mid-stream and bathing down stream. No peeing in the stream.

(The placement of bathing is for accidents, I doubt anyone would want to drink yellow water or have a brown lump for a cruton)

Historically poor management of sewerage systems in regards to rivers and wells was the main cause for many outbreaks of disease including the Bubonic plague. Always boil the water up before drinking (assuming you understand to let it cool before guzzling it)

As for the feed problem as mentioned by Fraggle Rocker, Other than teaching everyone how to play basket ball before devouring everyone for the lack of food, the obvious splitting of the number of people into small groups would allow groups to wander further from the base point so there is more flora and fauna that might hide berries and game animals.

If push comes to shove, everybody would be living on Moss stew.

Originally in up and coming civilizations "Food" was actually used instead of a coined monetary system, the more work you did the more food you aquired. You could then have other people work for you in turn for being fed.

I would state that to suddenly have 100,000 people all dumped in one spot with no provisions or Red Cross aid would be ludicrous.
 
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How about some mandatory breeding rules? Everyone gets a 1,2 or 3 tattooed on their arm according to their beauty: 1 is fucking perfect, 2 is not bad, and 3 is get the fuck away from me. No one can breed with a different number. Exceptional intelligence may well knock you up one category, but of course there is the problem of lack of things to demonstrate intelligence at, what with the lack of mathematics etc.
 
Here's a flaw, there's a plan. If there is only 100K people, then what are we worried about? Do your own thing, build a hut if you want, start a cult, basically enjoy the fruits of the Earth. Plans are so "old Earth" thinking.
That sounds nice for some, but not everybody wants an anarchy life. Not everybody can handle such life. For those who wish to do so, they can move away from New Colony, and go about their anarchy. Everybody is welcome to stay in New Colony. If you do not want to do so, you may depart.

This is what is flawed about your situation is what you attack my situation which at least gives people options. You simply would have everybody abide by anarchy. I say we let the people decide what they want. Those who wish to stay may participate in civilization. Just because you personally think civilization is bad does not mean that everybody has the same opinion.

My plan is not flawed because it is a plan for a civilization. There is nothing wrong with that, and there is nothing wrong with those that do not want any part of it to migrate, and establish a civilization free society.
 
"whoever holds the conch shell can speak" (Adapted from "Lord of the Flies" - William Golding [imdb][Wiki])
 
How about some mandatory breeding rules? Everyone gets a 1,2 or 3 tattooed on their arm according to their beauty: 1 is fucking perfect, 2 is not bad, and 3 is get the fuck away from me. No one can breed with a different number. Exceptional intelligence may well knock you up one category, but of course there is the problem of lack of things to demonstrate intelligence at, what with the lack of mathematics etc.

Erm, why would we need numbers to tell us who is attractive or not? Is not beauty skin deep and readily apparent?
 
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