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The last encounter of the Octopoid War ocurred in 3274 CEC, and thereafter, Octopoid civilisation was subsumed into the Ecumene. The Ecumene's victory came at great cost, and the conflict caused widespread transformation across Ecumenical society. From the 34th to the 39th centuries CEC, the Ecumene maintained the a policy of [[Astroinsularism]], which established the five parsec feasible limit as the official boundary of Ecumene space in the Milky Way. During this period, major emphasis was placed on bringing the more distant colonies from Sol to the level of civilizational development found in the Ecumene's innermost systems. This epoch of pronounced isolationism came to a close with the development of {{S2|Microwormhole|artificial microwormhole}}s, which effectively permitted {{W|faster-than-light|superliminal}} communications between Ecumene star systems and massive starfaring vessels known as [[Planemoship]]s. With most prominent concerns of astroinsularism subdued, the Ecumenical Synod rendered the policy void and reinitiated official sanction of space exploration and colonization past the feasible limit in 3858 CEC. | The last encounter of the Octopoid War ocurred in 3274 CEC, and thereafter, Octopoid civilisation was subsumed into the Ecumene. The Ecumene's victory came at great cost, and the conflict caused widespread transformation across Ecumenical society. From the 34th to the 39th centuries CEC, the Ecumene maintained the a policy of [[Astroinsularism]], which established the five parsec feasible limit as the official boundary of Ecumene space in the Milky Way. During this period, major emphasis was placed on bringing the more distant colonies from Sol to the level of civilizational development found in the Ecumene's innermost systems. This epoch of pronounced isolationism came to a close with the development of {{S2|Microwormhole|artificial microwormhole}}s, which effectively permitted {{W|faster-than-light|superliminal}} communications between Ecumene star systems and massive starfaring vessels known as [[Planemoship]]s. With most prominent concerns of astroinsularism subdued, the Ecumenical Synod rendered the policy void and reinitiated official sanction of space exploration and colonization past the feasible limit in 3858 CEC. | ||
As of the early 41st century CEC, the Ecumene remains the | As of the early 41st century CEC, the Ecumene remains the most expansive and most technologically sophisticated civilization known to humans. Official economic records describe the condition of the Ecumenical economy as having been in a state of {{W|post-scarcity}} since the late 29th century CEC. {{W|Classless society|Classlessness}} is reported as near-total, with the most notable exceptions being at the fringes of Ecumene space: there remains a notable distinction between the lifestyles of the most distant citizen colonists from the those living in the innermost star systems. Despite this, the measure of {{w|labour}} required for survival throughout the entire Ecumene represents approximately 0.7% of the average person's {{W|Circadian clock|circadian wakefulness period}}. Due to the widespread proliferation of self-replicating autonomous robots, the Ecumene has extremely high levels of {{w|productivity|input/output efficiency}}, measured at 99.8% of resource extraction-to-utilization with minimal levels of human intervention. Overall, the material {{W|quality of life}} of the typical Ecumenical citizen is reported as very comfortable, with a 98.5% average access to goods-available to goods-desirable throughout Ecumene space. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||