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Told my W40k nerd coworker that if I was born a human in that universe I'd try and defect to the Tau. He said: "so you'd rather be a house cat than a lion?" (hexbear.net)

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Lion? If you're a human in 40k you're more likely to be a mangy street cat forced to work in a factory processing other cats into fancy feast. Fuck yeah I'll be the Taus little pet over that, I can work in at a space turnip farm or something, maybe they'll give me little human treats.

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[–] lurkerlady@hexbear.net 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

afaik the caste system is due to actual biological differences, right. aliens arent forced into it either, you could argue the auxiliaries have it better. i would imagine the tau would promote communism among the auxiliaries but not necessarily in the caste system

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 10 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

afaik the caste system is due to actual biological differences, right.

Kinda, before the Ethereals united the race the different tribes of T'au that became the castes had some minor regional genetic adaptations, post-unification over time and due to implied selective breeding/eugenics these traits became more pronounced and they separated further genetically e.g. Fire caste became bigger and stronger than the rest, Air caste developed hollow bones etc

Yes non T'au races aren't subject to the caste system, and follow their own social hierarchies: Kroot follow their Shapers, Vespid rely on Strain Leaders to speak for and communicate with the T'au and other races, There's not a huge amount written about non-military humans(Gue'vesa: humans in the T'au military have their own sergeants etc who are in turn take orders from T'au commanders) in the T'au empire but they could well practice communism among themselves in some instances(the T'au empire being a post scarcity society in most places helps with that) but they are ultimately subject to T'au officials and officers