Ok, there are plenty of stations/outposts within the "powerplay" bubble. But, as one traverses the great unknown, no settlements? I would
think someone would take advantage of the idea of not having to answer to a "superpower" and build a station or outpost in one of these
uncontrolled solarsystems, I definitely would...
Believe it or not, but not everone lives in or near a major city or metropolis or even a suburb. Some people live in very rural areas, what I call the "boonies".
Elite Dangerous world very much likes to be the space equivalent of the New York Bronx, where Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Jamaicans,
Haitians live on top of each other and squabble with oneanother. I think space is too vast for that to actually happen. I think having two
"superpowers" next to eachother is OK, but all of them clumped together?