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Having consumed some science fiction over the years, I thought of what if faster-than-light travel is invented and the consequences that could happen. (lemmy.world)
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Like wars erupting over FTL rather than sharing it, because the country or a corporation who would be the first to have such technology stands to have the potential to colonize distant planets.

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[–] 6 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

Wormholes don't fit into that idea. I would consider that to be FTL even though your actual speed doesn't need to be all that fast to make use of them.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago*

    I think they do. The logic holds as long as there is a method of faster than light communication, regardless of whether that method involves objects actually traveling faster than light or objects traveling through a wormhole.

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