Intergalactic Summit

I have a twofold question for participants in The Intergalactic Summit. What do you see as the broad trends for the likely future of the cluster and what do you wish that development were to be? Whether you choose to respond concerning development as it directly relates to capsuleers or from a different perspective is entirely up to you. Or perhaps you do not think the particulars of changing trends is important and you have other underlying emphasis from which you are situated. It is your perspective I am most interested in.

For the sake of everyone alive, and everyone who will live after us...

The Federation must be destroyed.

Depends if it's short-term or long-term.

Short-term, the independent capsuleer entities continue to grow and inevitably begin to fully expand into the imperial territory, at first through the exploits in the CONCORD and baseliner regulations. The empires - openly or not - embrace the new technology, with most of the ruling elite and core of the armed forces becoming "immortal" infomorphs, as opposed to the isolated cases of today.

Then, it would be wise to expect the new and improved infomorph empires with their new navies to attempt to crush the major independent capsuleer blocs and scatter or subdue the rest. At first, it might seem that the Aria Jenneth's scenario takes place; but by that point, the difference between the Amarr Empire and, say, Goonswarm would be only in ideology, numbers and organization. Loyalist structures like PIE or (sadly, defunct) EM will be included into the new order of highsec ( *snicker* ), losing their imaginary "free roaming demigod" status and becoming common paramilitaries on a tight leash. There'll be mass clone arrests and terminations in imperial stations, etc.

What remains of the capsuleer blocs becomes fully independent from the "old world", establishing full-scale planetary and stargate infrastructire and essentially, becoming empires themselves. Many will scatter through the wormholes and uncharted space beynd New Eden. The billions and billions of common planetside dwellers would never turn into infomorhs, of course.

When I look at the things long-term (intelligence and memory implants are really a fascinating thing), the danger of the infomorph or quasi-infomorph singularity becomes apparent. Sansha Nation, Sleepers and Rogue Drones are not just mindless things to shoot at: they are a glimpse into our own future. The Nation has failed, but there'll be other, more subtle projects and emergent entities, and, if humanity won't be destroyed before, sooner or later one of them will succeed. The spread of nanite-based technologies is especially dangerous in that regard - and I must note, that nanites are already used by both rogue drones and sansha to infect and assimilate human hosts.

That final singularity, that cluster-spanning, million-year old nanite cloud Overmind beyond our comprehension (and also beyond anything what we would call sanity) - that's probably what awaits us in the end of our history.

But who cares.

Coffeehouses that serve a decent cup of coffee are everywhere in Federation space. It should also be noted that the owners of these coffeehouses are frequently Matari (any bloodline).

In the best of worlds, capsuleers that have learned the truth of our late Emperor Heideran VII and the legacy he left in this world, the Pax Amarria, will continue to spread its word of a future peace throughout the cluster. More and more will come to understand its significance and how His word can be established in all our societies.
The golden words is bound to spread.

Furthermore, I thoroughly believe that the rumoured and future upgrades to the Templar implants, that once made our ground forces immortal, will prove to add a whole other spectrum to what we know and how we view the on-going wars in the cluster today.
As capsuleers, we regard ourselves as the culmination of mankind. I believe this will change in many ways as the years pave the way forward.

::Captain Ephesianos looks over the random feed delivered via Henry's algorithmic social media engineer::

"Henry?"
00Yes00
"Draw up Chauncy's homework." Ottom asked, gravspurs on the stealth Hounds consol.
00Social...?00
"Social Paradigms and Low Survivability Rates." The Black Op. Battleship Specialist stood to pace the short deck. "I'll take it through my new implants."

...local WiFi...feed...connected...request 00Desired Outcome00

'Chauncy's abridged views on ship efficiency and crew management.' Ottom mentally focused to the constructed intelligence. A White Noise Stetzerizer filtered his subconscious chatter.

...results...every crew member should carry a shipboard card and a origin I.D.. Souls should be calibrated to station control and then turned off as to avoid interference during docked combat. If the pods are to be used they do not need to be in the mid slot of the consol just attached to biometric readers so the new bio gel deck sealant pushes the crew as opposed to securing them during maneuvers. Fighter pilots must log into their own gunnery accounts and strafing keys override A.I. controls while locked on...searching...

'end program'

00interested?00

"Space drama. Delete it." Ottom sat back down as the hum of the cloaking field continuously stabilized. Other than that it was a silent night.

I have no idea what kaf'fak is, minmatar, but I can bet that I can make the best cup of synthetic coffee in the whole damn station.

Besides that, when I was a kid and stayed in the monastery, we did a perfect coffee-like drink from roots of a blue flowers. It had strong and thick taste, had stimulating effect like coffee, was very good for your health and skin, and it was said that even small kids can drink it, unlike coffee.

You see, minmatar, not only you can make coffee.
As we say, cross the river before you laugh at the current.

Ah, but our coffee is natural-grown whose source comes from beans that require roasting and grinding. Can you roast and grind like we can? Can you? CAN YOU?

Also, I was 'baptised' with a shot of espresso. I started joining the communal drinking ceremony every morning when I was five. Of course I do not drink espresso until I was of age. It's diluted coffee but it still has a kick for a small child. Who says children can't drink coffee?

But Kim is not one of us.

Also, I concur. I raise my steaming mug to you.

Grind me a sample and send it to me for analysis.