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Unification or diversification? Are those the ONLY two options? I rather think you're trying to oversimplify the situation! :D

  • Choice 3 ("go straight") may show up
  • Choice 75 ("Loop around and go the other way, later") may drop off a kinetic strike, trying to disrupt the whole thing
  • Choice 2,228,408 ("something else") may want to get involved as well, and redirect the impactor to some other gathering of "choices"

Soooo many options! How many choices did YOU make, just today? (hint - it's a very very big number....)

Unification or diversification? Are those the ONLY two options?

No, but those are the two with the most obvious, immediate threat.

While those might be threats, they might also be relief. And all the other options get to be plenty of fun on their own...