> distance may help keep the peace Its the opposite actually, distance increases the information latency. The higher latency the more uncertainty (and paranoi

> distance may help keep the peace Its the opposite actually, distance increases the information latency. The higher latency the more uncertainty (and paranoia about what other side will do). You will notice your neighbor slowly changing their attitudes and ideas because you can see it happen. You can intervene or prepare for whats happening, but At space distances by the time you see those changes, their relativistic weapons were already fired. And even if there was some cultural shit and they regretted firing it, its already too late to do anything