In layman’s terms, it’s the calculation of the optimal delay required to ensure a vessel on an interstellar voyage isn't rendered obsolete mid-transit by a future successor utilizing the superior relativistic velocities of tomorrow’s technology.

It is the mathematical optimization of arrival time against the curve of technological acceleration and determines the temporal inflection point where the rate of propulsion advancement outweighs the benefit of an immediate launch.

It will certainly be fascinating to discern the longitudinal ramifications and ultimate denouement of this socio-political experiment as its full consequences manifest over an extended temporal horizon.

It is not an infringement on liberty but a restoration of the "ontological security" required for authentic identity formation, shielding the nascent self from the corrosive performativity of the digital panopticon.

Philosophically, one can argue that this is a necessary corrective to the unchecked commodification of childhood attention.