> Again, that describes the lot of much of humanity for most of existance. Of course. But you hopefully agree that civilization has progressed since then. I do

> Again, that describes the lot of much of humanity for most of existance. Of course. But you hopefully agree that civilization has progressed since then. I do not find it ethical to force people backwards in time compared to the contemporary environment they could have. If I forcibly teleported you back to the kind of agricultural, tribal society that existed for most of history, where leaving would be death (either by punishment or just lack of protection from the dangerous outside world), and the tribe's elders dictated most of your life decisions, would you consider that ethical? What about if I pledged to do it to your unborn children? That's what we're talking about with generation ships.