OK, maybe I overstated it a bit. The Colonials are the anti-infomorph faction in Fenspace. While they bow to Fen convention and treat infomorphs as people,
they don't have to LIKE it. As such, they avoid trouble by making sure they don't incept infomorphs (given the nature of their fandom and Handwavium,
this fails) and mostly ignoring them where possible. This DOES give the impression that they don't regard A.I.s as people. It also makes them a bit grumpy
when interacting with the other factions. The other factions are polite about this and don't bring attention to any infomorphs around them.
they don't have to LIKE it. As such, they avoid trouble by making sure they don't incept infomorphs (given the nature of their fandom and Handwavium,
this fails) and mostly ignoring them where possible. This DOES give the impression that they don't regard A.I.s as people. It also makes them a bit grumpy
when interacting with the other factions. The other factions are polite about this and don't bring attention to any infomorphs around them.