About a dozen highly civilized races scattered over the local part of the Galaxy (not the whole Galaxy);
interstellar journeys of weeks;
two months from Sol to the Sagittari frontier in the fastest hyperdrive ship (CHAPTER VI);
no strong economic ties as between, e.g., Europe and its colonies in earlier historical periods;
cross-purposes breeding, according to Micah (but why?);
despite Micah's forebodings, the Nomads feel that they belong in the universe although it is indifferent to them.
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Kaor, Paul!
And with FTL, there should have also been some companies exporting and importing goods back and forth between many planets. And it would seem logical to think these companies would be able to offer lower bids than the Nomads. Because merchant ships would not need to tie up so much CAPITAL in ships meant to be long term homes for a large number of people.
E.g., FTL makes something like the Nomad culture uneconomical.
Ad astra! Sean
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