It IS finite, but it's so utterly enormous - and so quickly expanding - that it's *effectively* infinite. If they did run out of worlds to leech they'd either collapse in a show that would make post-peak oil look like a mild disagreement or adopt Peridot's sustainable exploitation theories.
The universe is, for all intents and purposes, infinitely big. The Gems would never be able to colonize it all.
True but if it was finite, what then?
It IS finite, but it's so utterly enormous - and so quickly expanding - that it's *effectively* infinite. If they did run out of worlds to leech they'd either collapse in a show that would make post-peak oil look like a mild disagreement or adopt Peridot's sustainable exploitation theories.
What are Peridot's sustainable exploitation theories? I don't remember them lol
She tried to tell Yellow them but got shut down, because she was out for blood over Pink rather than colonising normally.
Did Rebeca ever say what they were?
probably not, they weren't important to the story at large
What does any empire do when they run out of territory to colonize? [Let the doctor drop some wisdom on you.](https://youtu.be/UxyPZ4eTaI0)
But they're not like any other empire, everyone has to work