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Originally posted by Loser:
...The instantaneous transfer of this production, and of communication, is a whole different matter.

I always got around the suspension of disbelief about TL communication by assuming that all ships sent back Messages in very small (hence super-fast) courier drones that are pre-programmed to go to the next relay station, where another courier drone awaits. Sort of like the Fires of Whosawhatsis in Gondor in the Return of the King that called upon the Men of Rohan, or the pony express, or 18-19th century telegraphs along the coasts to warn of invasions...

I'll shut up now.