Showerthought: The sheer number of abandoned, fully-functional starships in deep space plots... where's the salvage economy or any logic to leaving that much tech just floating?

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Yeah, I used to assume salvage would be a huge industry too. Then I realized the fuel and time needed to reach deep space wrecks probably costs more than the scrap value. It's less about logic and more about brutal economics.

nguyen.wesley2h ago

Scared of space ghosts or something?

hugot682h ago

Debunked ghosts with data, salvage became less spooky.