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...to quote Michio Kaku: "I don't know whether or not we should go to outer space to colonize the planets. But one thing is sure: The universe is full of gravey
by cookiengineer 6y ago
...to quote Michio Kaku: "I don't know whether or not we should go to outer space to colonize the planets. But one thing is sure: The universe is full of graveyards of species that decided not to."
The whole thing of space travel is to have a backup colony. Extinction-level events are very likely scenarios, and we should aim for the survival of the species; and not for survival of the rich.
- salamimonger 6y agoYou think it's not the rich who would be the first ones to get to go to Venus if it were possible in the case of some extinction-level catastrophe on Earth? It's all going to repeat, the same story, just on another planet, with the rich and powerful who got us into this mess calling the shots again. The poor people will get to go after, only to serve as labor or sacrificial test subjects for future space experiments. The poor just want to have a decent life here on Earth, and we can't even provide that. Yet some people believe that we'll actually innovate and bring about an age of space travel, for their benefit?!
- rowanG077 6y agoIf you go to another planet when an extintion level even happens you are already way too late. It's not like this is a trivial matter to do. Any reasonable effort would require support from earth for decades.