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minus-squarelettruthoutlinkEnglish6•11 months agoExcept faster than light travel. That would be cool.
minus-square@CosmicTurtlelinkEnglish1•11 months agoDepends on the kind of FTL. Star Trek where it takes hours to get across the universe? No thanks. Battlestar Galactica where you “jump”? Yes please.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpenlinkfedilinkEnglish9•11 months agoOh, is a few hours to travel hundreds of billions of light years too slow for you?
minus-square@CosmicTurtlelinkEnglish4•11 months agoYes! I can’t just have a cut scene to get to the next destination. And I don’t have a group of plucky ensigns to do holodeck adventures with.
Except faster than light travel. That would be cool.
Depends on the kind of FTL.
Star Trek where it takes hours to get across the universe? No thanks.
Battlestar Galactica where you “jump”? Yes please.
Oh, is a few hours to travel hundreds of billions of light years too slow for you?
Yes! I can’t just have a cut scene to get to the next destination. And I don’t have a group of plucky ensigns to do holodeck adventures with.