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That is a threat, but the time when humans can survive away from a destroyed Earth is so long away that I don’t understand how a fail fast attitude helps.
by bmitc 6y ago
That is a threat, but the time when humans can survive away from a destroyed Earth is so long away that I don’t understand how a fail fast attitude helps.
- the_duke 6y agoIt wouldn't be that far off if we had the money and motivation. We could probably have a mostly self sustaining colony in caves on Mars within ten years , if we really wanted to. It would just take an absurd amount of money and singular focus and dedication by governments and companies.
- jfk13 6y ago> We could probably have a mostly self sustaining colony in caves on Mars within ten years Even if that's true (which I highly doubt), a "mostly" self-sustaining colony won't last long if a catastrophe cripples human life on Earth.
- hntrader 6y ago> so long away Even if it'll take 500 years to achieve, which seems longer than realistic, that's still the blink of an eye on a cosmic timescale. A comet or asteroid could hit us at any moment and cause our extinction. That's one example of a planet-specific existential risk. Diversifying life across multiple planets would make it much more likely that we'd survive as a species if something like this happened.