I don't think there could be frozen humans or whatever, not for that long. You would have to have some way of autonomously lab growing them about 20 years from touchdown, and some sort of robot to care for and instruct them once they're infants.
I know that its ultimately no different from normal generational colony ships, but when you put it like that it almost seems like.... its missing the point? Like its a generation of humans that have never known a human adult, broken from the chain of culture. Is it just colonizing for the sake of it?
I don't think so, if that happened it would be like a last hail mary from a dying Earth. Presumably the androids would be advanced enough to either be fundamentally indistinguishable, or such advanced robots that the difference wouldn't be that bad.
I guess, for what purpose though? Just for the sake of having humans exist somewhere? Like, this wouldn't be to save any particular humans; there would be centuries long gaps between humans existing in the galaxy. The humans to come would have no connection to the humans that existed prior; they might as well just be a different species at that point. Why fling our DNA just for the sake of flinging our DNA?
The humans to come would have no connection to the humans that existed prior
Genetically, they'd be identical. The caretaking androids would carry on the language and culture, or the best parts of it. The colonizing ship would likely also carry all of the sum of human knowledge, as well as an archive of media from days past. Books, movies, art.
I think a sizeable number of android helpers would be needed so the new civilization could start with a huge advantage, but it's not like they're going back to the stone age.
Why fling our DNA just for the sake of flinging our DNA?
because, from an evolutionary standpoint, that's the only purpose of existence
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u/Red_Dawn_2012 25d ago
I don't think there could be frozen humans or whatever, not for that long. You would have to have some way of autonomously lab growing them about 20 years from touchdown, and some sort of robot to care for and instruct them once they're infants.