I don't think there will be a lot of people wanting to go on the first generational ship or even the second. Lets say we develop some tech that will get us to say alpha centari in 800 years. In that amount of time we will certainly create better and faster ship technology so the first group to leave will be the last one to get there and when they do there will already be multiples generations of established traditions and way of life.
I for one woudn't want to be on that first ship knowing I will never see the destination. Being one of the middle generations would be a nightmare You never knew earth and you will not live to see the destination. You would have no purpose other than to grow up in a tin can have several kids and then die.
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I don't think there will be a lot of people wanting to go on the first generational ship or even the second. Lets say we develop some tech that will get us to say alpha centari in 800 years. In that amount of time we will certainly create better and faster ship technology so the first group to leave will be the last one to get there and when they do there will already be multiples generations of established traditions and way of life.
I for one woudn't want to be on that first ship knowing I will never see the destination. Being one of the middle generations would be a nightmare You never knew earth and you will not live to see the destination. You would have no purpose other than to grow up in a tin can have several kids and then die.