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There's also a reasonable chance that the first immortal humans are alive today, depending on how optimistically you project maximum life expectancy curves with
by addaon 5y ago
There's also a reasonable chance that the first immortal humans are alive today, depending on how optimistically you project maximum life expectancy curves with medical development. (There's also, of course, an extremely reasonable chance that they're not.)
The dynamics of "generation ships" change drastically with changes in human lifetime, including both the dynamics on board such a ship, but also the motivation to pursue it.
- lazide 5y agoLooking at how crazy many folks get being asked to stay at home, I don’t give high odds to a generation ship of awake humans ever making it intact anyway.
- inkblotuniverse 5y agoDon't worry, they'll be overtaken by a 1kg lump of computers, self-replication machinery, and propellant crewed by sapient AI/digitised humans and offered a pickup. Virtual passengers only, though, sorry...
- lazide 5y agoProbably a lot more comfortable for everyone involved too! One can dream, eh?