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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh
My votes:
Space covered: c), for a cluster of 3-5 systems. Since this is a Class-III SF on the Mohs scale, FTL isn't a problem.
Time period: a). Going past 2100 runs the risk of having some highly-disruptive development make the setting too out there on the strong AI scale. Delaying it seems like a stretch more and more the more time passes.
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The idea that we'll have colonized anywhere off Earth by 2100 is more of a stretch. Heck we can avoid developing strong AI just by deciding not to.