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> Humans belong on Earth. There is nothing out there besides a nice view and a whole lot of empty space. Well, disagree. There's a lot out there, almost everyt
by arcticfox 5y ago
> Humans belong on Earth. There is nothing out there besides a nice view and a whole lot of empty space.
Well, disagree. There's a lot out there, almost everything in fact.
- morpheos137 5y agoAlmost nothing relevant to humans who live about 80 years and evolved on Earth. If humans lived millions of years and there were other life supporting planets then space travel might be interesting...assuming one could even navigate between star systems. Again and again I see the pattern of real world tech aspirations being driven by science fiction fantasy. The thing is though that real world tech is constrained by reality while fiction is not. No, you will not be riding in driverless cars on mars in 2100.
- m4rtink 5y agoWe have the tech now for interstellar travel and we had it since the 1960s in the form of Project Orion - the only issue is that it needs a couple thousands thermonuclear warheads to work. And I'm sure better options will show up over time, as space infrastructure develops. As for habitable planets - we already quite heavily modify the one we live one to suit us better (eq. I would freeze to death where I live without heating in the winter) so large habitats built from in space resources might be a better option anyway long term.