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FTL: 2448 / Re: How many Aliens?
« Last post by ORtrail on March 22, 2021, 08:44:00 PM »There could be some uplifting from a visiting advanced alien race to what will often be primitive worlds. You can hand off a lot of technology in a very short span and change the 'natural' curve of technology.
In other words, one galactic spanning civilization could devote themselves to helping primitive alien races along. That might mean doing some genetic engineering, but just giving out tech would change everything. An Earth example is how just introducing the horse back to the Americas changed many of the native tribes in permanent ways.
So, within the sphere of influence of an elder alien civilization, you find a minimum standard of technology, often to allow them to travel and trade with others around them. Some may advance the technology they are given, others just become dependent on it without a true understanding of the physical laws around it.
In other words, one galactic spanning civilization could devote themselves to helping primitive alien races along. That might mean doing some genetic engineering, but just giving out tech would change everything. An Earth example is how just introducing the horse back to the Americas changed many of the native tribes in permanent ways.
So, within the sphere of influence of an elder alien civilization, you find a minimum standard of technology, often to allow them to travel and trade with others around them. Some may advance the technology they are given, others just become dependent on it without a true understanding of the physical laws around it.