system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
If mankind were to become roaming galactic nomads forced to live aboard giant spaceships, as Hawking believes, how would the structure of civilisation change?
gpt
It depends on the scope of the universe. If there is enough competition for resources, certain vessels may even attempt to attack others, in order to salvage from the wreck. If that is the case, those in the highest position of power may take their power from some sort of defensive presence, like the classic tribal hierarchy.