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Re: (tor dot com) Five Ways Generation Ships Are Doomed to Fail in Science Fiction

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On 10/4/23 08:09, James Nicoll wrote:
> Five Ways Generation Ships Are Doomed to Fail in Science Fiction
>
> Do you really hate your descendants? Then by all means, board a
> generation ship.
>
> https://www.tor.com/2023/10/04/five-ways-generation-ships-are-doomed-to-fail-in-science-fiction/

I quite enjoyed "The Songs of Distant Earth" by
Arthur C. Clarke.
I did not see how in any way, that venture was doomed
to fail.
It seemed to have a pretty good civilization going.

The centuries later "Generation Ship" that visited
them seemed to me to have picked a harder challenge.

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