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You don't need anything near light speed for single human lifetimes to navigate beyond the solar system but it will be a one way trip mostly devoid of communica
by evilduck 2y ago
You don't need anything near light speed for single human lifetimes to navigate beyond the solar system but it will be a one way trip mostly devoid of communication. We can seed the galaxy but can't watch it bloom.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> but it will be a one way trip mostly devoid of communication Which describes our species' travels until only a few thousand years ago.
- evilduck 2y agoAbsolutely. We want FTL in stories because it allows us to tell a sequential narrative across vast galactic distances. We want FTL in science and mathematics because humans as a species don't like hard limits to what is allowed. We want FTL in our life because few people are willing to cut all ties to their family, friends, and society to wander off into the void without hope of ever returning or being heard from again. But... some people are okay with that finality of their decision to push limits and that's how islands over the horizon get discovered and settled.