Star Trek Discovery - Spore Drive and the Vajra Network Similarities

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Saw the new "Sci-Fi" behind the Star Trek Discovery show, and Federation is now using a new method of FTL travel that involves instantaneously transporting between two locations (even across the galaxy).

The background is there is this fungus that has colonized the entire galaxy, and the colonies of fungus form a galaxy-wide network of spore (think of the Vajra Fold Network).  A ship can then use the power of the spore (which Feds grow and harvest inside the titular ship, Discovery) to dematerialize and rematerialize anywhere on this spore network.

So no more zooming around at Warp speed, it's all "Zero-Time" jumping across the spore network.

I couldn't help but draw the similarity between the Vajra network and the Fungus network, the V-virus and the spores.

Oh, no more navigator/Takaya whales, it's now a tardigrade/water bear navigator.

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