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So Vernor Vinge was on to something[0] with his 'Zones of Thought'... [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep#Setting https://en.wikipedia.org/w

So Vernor Vinge was on to something[0] with his 'Zones of Thought'... [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep#Setting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep#Setting

shepardrtc 2y ago
Well his idea was that the laws of physics actually change depending on the distance from the galactic center. Far enough out, information can be transferred faster than the speed of light. Too close and life stops working. Which honestly seems much more fun than gravity slowing things down a bit.