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If you take your whole civilization with you, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you go, you are already where you need to be.
by nerpderp82 5y ago
If you take your whole civilization with you, it doesn't matter how fast or slow you go, you are already where you need to be.
- coderintherye 5y agoCivilization is a believed concept. Physically taking all of your people with you does not equate to maintaining civilization.
- ryandrake 5y agoThis thread is reminding me of one of my favorite Clarke books, which partially explores this theme: The Songs of Distant Earth [1]. Is there such thing as a singular human civilization, once it become split by great distances and millennia? 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Songs_of_Distant_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Songs_of_Distant_Earth
- rbanffy 5y agoIt’s an excellent book. Mike Oldfield made an excellent soundtrack for it, and Clarke wrote the insert for the disk.
- nerpderp82 5y agoHumanity will diverge as soon as we have off Earth reproduction.
- robotresearcher 5y agoWe are there right now, zipping through space together. We have some social problems and some HVAC problems. But the vehicle is already underway.
- nerpderp82 5y agoYou might enjoy this video on terraforming Venus, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WO-z-QuWI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WO-z-QuWI I think we should consider the whole solar system our galactic ship while making sure to keep the current habitation quarters in top notch shape.