Colony World Frontiers

[roguebfl]

self-replication machines are only a problem if tho use decision to use the faction is in the control of the machine. Just make it an external access only trigger, then it only happens when the controller wants it to happen.

[Polydamas]

Originally Posted by roguebfl

Because settlers willing move away from a ZPG high tech worlds are largely drawn from the bored and those for whom the population growth control restrictions of their parent society chafes. And freed from the worry that these would be a life as an adult for their child to fit in.

Those are two possibilities. Others are sentenced criminals; highly paid experts; and people looking for a challenge or a new life.

Even a colony of religious enthusiasts who believe contraception immoral is subject to two rules: regression to the mean, and "cultures always change." Their children will be less enthusiastic than their parents because they weren't specially selected for enthusiasm, and their great-grandchildren will believe all kinds of different things and adapt their behaviour (like how many children they have) to local conditions.

[jason taylor]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

But prosperous western nations show that being well off makes people have small families. Why do people think the moment humans have elbow room they spew out children like a fire hose?

Housing is cheap. Labor is at a premium. The Empire/Megacorps/Council of Holy Leaders wants to increase the number of settlers and will pay in cash or prestige if need be.

[jason taylor]

Originally Posted by Sindri

So you've got a planet sweeter than Terra ever was settled by a TL 10 society. The colony largely consists of one city that mostly focuses on maintaining customary standards of living and building infrastructure, but a noteable percentage of the population goes off to settle a frontier around the city because the thing people in the future love most is pioneering. Over time I suspect that while the colony develops so long as it keeps expanding the outer fringe of the frontier stays mostly the same.

So what does the life of these people look like?
1 What level of technology do they have direct access to?
2 How much time do they spend maintaining it?
3 What do they spend the rest of their time doing?
4 What sort of materials or goods would they produce for trading with the main colony?

1. Technology produced by Terra. Terra is already developed.
2. Lots; they have a great big starport.
3. Building, farming, examining the local world especially the ecology, diplomacy and/or warfare if there are intelligent natives, drunkenness, bar brawls, etc.
4. Raw materials like agricultural goods, and mining. Trade goods from dealings with the natives. Hardy and reasonably expendable soldiers for Terra's next Glorious Conquest.