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| ▲ | oceanplexian 23 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | > Perhaps, but it is horrifically long in terms of human stuff. Not really, unless you're obsessed with the idea that great works need to happen within your lifetime. Europe is chock full of cathedrals that took 400-600 years to build, worked on by countless generations who would never live to see them completed. | |
| ▲ | andrewflnr an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | Yep. We haven't really figured out how to do a good government that lasts more than 200 years. Maybe unless you think monarchy is good, in which case I still don't want to share a spaceship with you. | | |
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| ▲ | detritus an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I have no doubt that even the most republican of cultures launched from Earth would end up thoroughly monarchistic by the time the generation ships arrived at their destination. At best monarchistic - who knows what savage new forms of society could evolve in that sort of context? | | |
| ▲ | oceanplexian 9 minutes ago | parent [-] | | There is a lot of precedent for this. Even on Earth, in 2026, international maritime law states that there is no such thing as a vessel with "democracy" and that a captain always has supreme command. Ships, airplanes, etc are all in a category that operate as strict autocracies. |
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| ▲ | dingaling an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | Tynwald, the Isle of Man's parliament, has operated continuously for over 1000 years | | |
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