...so I'm gonna tell you something here instead.
I think a future communist society would have more nomads. For the bulk of humanity's existence, nomadic life was the norm. Property and contractual obligation has made settled life mandatory in most of the imperial core, with a slim handful of exceptions.
Here in the states, the contradiction is mind-boggling. We're told the settlement of America was necessary to the establishment of freedoms, that nobody else enjoys as much liberties as we do today. And yet, for those "liberties", we had to stop people from leading nomadic lives. Corralled and marched people miles, so they could be free. Stole babes from families, so they could be free. Free to do what, exactly?
Centuries ago, nomadic life was a fundamental freedom for millions. Maybe it could be again...
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...not that I know what that nomadic life would look like, or how it would interplay with settled life... just that it seems like something that should be striven for
There is something in our guts that tells us to travel I think.
This is why so many RPGs and open world games are just you traveling the world and helping people along the way. We love to explore and learn new things.
It's what our hearts secretly desire. Capitalism charges us a pretty sum to reenact this all in a virtual setting. Whether through video games or tourism.
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yeah the notion of space colonies is a cool one. Elon Musk should not be in charge of it and it isn't a magic bullet that will fix our problems.
I don't think it's fantastical for that urge to extend to outer space. People have been progosticating humanity visiting other planets since the 1800s.
It's because RPG protagonists are on The Hero's Journey. The game doesn't show when they get back with The Elixir and settle down with a nice girl and have seven kids. Because that would be boring as hell. That's The Sims, not an RPG.