First post! Here’s a stolen meme!
/196 is the only place I really like on Lemmy.
Heck, sign me up. That’s basically time travel to a future where presumably humanity has gotten its shit together if they’re still around inventing better ships. I see no downsides.
Exactly! If it were a generation ship however… That would’ve sucked.
Or you end up with the version of this from the Coriolis RPG setting where humanity collapsed into a second dark age in the time you were traveling, so now you’re trying to bring it cultural enlightenment to the barbarians who have better tech but no idea how to properly build it maintain it.
It’s a weird game.
that sounds fucking awesome
Narrator: Humanity did not get its shit together.
Horror movie idea, this concept but when the second humans arrive, they find the human civilization that got there first was wiped out before they got there and they don’t know why.
Oh, wait, that’s actually a great idea, write that shit bro and or broette
Nice. Being ~3040 years old will get me access to super ultra porn.
Good news! You’re heroes!
Bad news. Everyone’s a hero, since it’s a communist society where everyone is eager to add their own unique contribution to the common good. Everyone has a Hero! plaque on their wall.
Good news! You’re in a communist society where everyone is eager to add their own unique contribution to the common good!
I really like how the web serial Sideways in Hyperspace handles this problem.
In short, the faster ships catch up with the slower generation ships, facilitating trade, arranging transport for those who want to leave, and allowing them to become extrasolar cities and stepping stones to the wider galaxy.
