it's probably going to take humans (and/or their descendants) less time to conquer the galaxy than it took them to conquer the earth
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Combination of linear thinking (miss acceleration), lack of imagination (ramifications often complex), lack of nerve (do you dare to conclude what the calc tells you when it is *weird*?) but also plain lack of interest in "not real" future.
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Optimal speed set by marginal cost of enough redundant craft to reach destination (in turn set by velocity dependent dust risk; big ships will move more slowly) equalling marginal value of arriving early. A lot depends on whether you are competing or have time limit.
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