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If the cost of transporting mass and energy from one star system to another are sufficiently high, another problem is that only the people on the ship get a ben
by smallnamespace 10y ago
If the cost of transporting mass and energy from one star system to another are sufficiently high, another problem is that only the people on the ship get a benefit, whereas everyone else is throwing away mass and energy for no conceivable personal benefit.
It would take a very dictatorial sort of government to overcome this kind of negative incentive.