If Foundation's Galactic Empire was more like the Roman Empire

[james_davis_nicoll]

It would account for between a sixth and a quarter of the human population of the Milky Way and something like one in thirty of stars of the Milky Way, if I have not bolloxed up this quick back of the envelope calculation.

Comments

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

But isn't Lucas's Empire really Asimov's? Lucas put Trantor on the big screen, too.

I wonder if someone in the Star Wars galaxy is writing an encyclopedia?

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Who would read it? (http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/10/most-citizens-of-the-star-wars-galaxy-are-probably-totally-illiterate)

[mrteufel.livejournal.com]

Huh. Add that to the idea that the SW series are actually Post-Revolution propaganda... it really makes sense.

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

"The final nail in the coffin which proves widespread illiteracy is how fast stories of the Jedi mutate from a fact of everyday life into legend, seemingly overnight."

That speaks to me more of impeeded communications (person-to-person rather than mass) than illiteracy. Even literate cultures create and spread urban legends - as anyone who reads the 'net for more than an hour should know.

[kithrup.livejournal.com]

snicker

James and I read some of the same blogs.

[nelc.livejournal.com]

About as much it's Ming's empire, or Tokugawa's.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Lucas's galaxy is actually pretty balkanized.

they did

[gary-farber.livejournal.com]

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

Re: they did

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

Cogent reply to an old remark I'd forgotten I'd made. Hi, Gary!

Re: they did

[gary-farber.livejournal.com]

Death will not release you from an online discussion.