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by Ush2iaph 2821 days ago
What better intergalactic colony ship than a whole star system accelerated to a significant fraction of c.
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Had the same thought... it's the Westfalia camper of a Class 2.5 civilization.
Hope they have invented a better zipper then!
If you are into big history science fiction, I highly recommend "The Wandering Earth"[1] by Liu Cixin, which explores this theme (sort of). Short enough to read in a night.

[1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13554058-the-wandering-e...

That would certainly one-up the Puppeteers' Fleet of Worlds...
But how can a civilization even start to move a star to a degree it fills a purpose?
That guy's channel is awesome, but his Rhotacism drives me up the wall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhotacism_(speech_impediment)

I just imagine Elmer Fudd dressed like Carl Sagan.
Before the level of moving stars, they definitely can reach the level of being capable to jump onto a suitably identified star moving in the desired direction.