Your refrigerator is a scam.
You spend two thousand dollars on a stainless steel box. You stock it with groceries. Five days later, the steak has turned grey, the lettuce is wilting, and the bread is moulding. You throw half of it away and go back to the store.
Now picture England, 1304. Nottingham Castle. The garrison is preparing for a siege. They're storing salted pork in the undercroft. Five years from now, that same meat will feed soldiers during a winter blockade. No electricity. No mechanical cooling. Just stone walls, salt and knowledge we've completely forgotten.
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