05-17-2019, 05:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-17-2019, 05:58 PM by stevebowers.)
Karl Schroeder has been trying to write scifi without any real big lies for a long time. Some of the best bits of OA are inspired by his writings. His take on editorial time travel, (Lockstep) is an interesting idea, and something along those lines could be explored further in OA.
In theory a population of sophonts could be suspended in time, using nanostasis, while awaiting the next interesting historical event, such as the arrival of a visiting spacecraft or ISO. No doubt there would be refusniks who decline to be suspended, and continue to live in real time during the boring bits.
In theory a population of sophonts could be suspended in time, using nanostasis, while awaiting the next interesting historical event, such as the arrival of a visiting spacecraft or ISO. No doubt there would be refusniks who decline to be suspended, and continue to live in real time during the boring bits.