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alliances put some lower bound constraint on the logistic capabilities and density of the civilisations that form them. strategically speaking and stunning hos
by LoSboccacc 7y ago
alliances put some lower bound constraint on the logistic capabilities and density of the civilisations that form them.
strategically speaking and stunning hostile unknowns a stable civilization controls a territory matching reasonable response time from the ready armies at their combat speed and necessarily a requirement for alliances to form is for these zones to overlap
but if they are at such distance it negates one of the prerequisite for the dark forest theory, that civs are sparse enough for the chance of facing hostiles alone is on par with encountering non hostile civs
- krapp 7y agoInterstellar space isn't an ocean, and star systems aren't countries. Analogies to Earth militaries and navies simply don't apply, the scale of space is too big. You're not going to form any sort of "alliance" over a distance of light-years, much less consider the fleets of hostile civilizations to be a threat by their proximity the way England once considered Spanish fleets a threat. There's no "reasonable response time" when allies will take years to hear your distress call, and more years to arrive.