From: Emlyn (emlyn@one.net.au)
Date: Thu Dec 28 2000 - 03:37:03 MST
That's ok; I'm sure they'll pick a few buddies, maybe put together a few
progeny, that kind of business. I'm not suggesting that we spread out in a
pattern which maximises area covered!
There is a pretty major communication issue of course, given the distances.
But then, this all assumes beings who can cover the distance in the first
place. They might have a few tricks up their sleeves, with a bit of luck.
Emlyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Samantha Atkins" <samantha@objectent.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: High Technology of the Past
> Emlyn wrote:
> >
>
> > We could see "people" (in the broadest sense) spread out amongst the
stars
> > in what looks very much like nomadic hunter-gatherers spreading across
new
> > continents. Hardly the galactic empires of the space operas.
> >
>
> Unless each individual was an entire society equivalent it would get
> damn lonely and not very intellectually enlivening if that was the
> case. Such stellar distances between neighbors seriously limits the
> amount of communication and exchange. I see no reason to assume that
> the future would decrease the benefits of association with others.
>
> - samantha
>
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