When I was younger I would look at technology like this and wonder in amazement at all the things humanity could do in space and expand our reach beyond the Ear

When I was younger I would look at technology like this and wonder in amazement at all the things humanity could do in space and expand our reach beyond the Earth. Nowadays, I think what’s the point. Life in the universe may be extremely rare but we are going about the process of spreading it all wrong. Rather than sending humans to far off worlds we should focus on a simpler task of inseminating worlds with microbial multi-cellular organisms that can survive and evolve over the course of millions of years into full first class citizens that can thrive on these worlds and their environments. Humanity may die off soon but if we kick off a process on several worlds that triggers new forms of life to grow and reach sentience, then perhaps we will have done our part in the universe, and all of the human race could rest in peace knowing we have passed on the most precious resource the universe has to offer.