Core Worlds
The
Metropolitan worlds of the Galactic Core are fantastically
wealthy (in the pre-utopian sense), rich with
technology and cultural capital, and enjoy easy
access to blink gates and Union resources. Their
citizens, generally speaking, want for nothing: they’re
afforded a base level of housing, education, healthcare,
and food, all localized to their state, with ready
access to the galaxy’s wealth of data, goods, media,
literature, etc.
The concepts of wealth and capital are abstract on Core
worlds, as currency and its generation tend to be
replaced by a generalized requisition capacity. Unless
one needs to venture off a Core world, any given Metropolitan
would likely have no concept of currency
exchange for goods and services. Labor is largely automated
on Core worlds unless it is undertaken as
ideological pursuit or by holistic motivation, curious
exploration, or myriad other motivating reasons. Metropolitans
of the Core worlds aren’t idle; they simply don’t
need to worry about wages, capital, and the vagaries of
the market, as Union ensures all needs are met.
Considerations for Core status
Core worlds are varied in appearance and level of
urbanization. What matters is not the scale of development
on the world, but the degree to which the
world can adhere to Union’s
Utopian Pillars. In
practice, this requirement tends to necessitate some
level of significant
Global urban development – most
Core worlds have at least one significant global
capital metro area – but it’s not a blanket truth. The
worlds of the Galactic Core achieve their status on
the basis of two broad criteria, evaluated and
approved by stakeholding Union bureaus:
FREE MOVEMENT
Are there limitations on movement and the
distribution of populations? Put another way,
can the people of the world petitioning for Core
status actually travel freely across it? Are there
reliable and ready methods for getting people to
and from orbit? Free movement is the basis of
one of the Utopian Pillars: “No walls shall stand
between worlds”.While the whole planet does
not need to be blanketed with metroswathes or
otherwise occupied and fruitful, the capacity to
achieve this indicates that a world might be
suitable for integration into the Galactic Core.
IDEOLOGICAL COMPATIBILITY
Does the world whose culture(s) and state(s)
seeks Core status have a demonstrated history
of compatibility with the Utopian Pillars and a
body capable of ensuring their implementation,
whether its a central government, unipolar
administrative body, decentralized consensus,
or other consensus-finding entity?
The Diasporan Planet
A
Diasporan world, meanwhile, is any settled world,
moons, or satellite that lacks Core status. In these
places, life can be more difficult, and populations may
want for food, medicine, and other necessities. The
designation of “Diasporan” encompasses everything
from initial, small-team
Colonies through to built-up
worlds with populations in the millions.
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