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deegeese@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoHistorically speaking, colonies were often months away from the main empire.
If the colony’s level of development improves but communication speed does not, the colony might declare independence.
mercano@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s only in the last 150 years that information could travel any faster than a currier ship or rider. Before the telegraph and the radio, information traveled at roughly the same speed as goods or soldiers.