One thing many do not appreciate, is that history is only linear, once its happened. Befor that, history is a tree. Branches and subbranches of what could be, t

One thing many do not appreciate, is that history is only linear, once its happened. Befor that, history is a tree. Branches and subbranches of what could be, traversing them gains you ability and accumulates disabilitys, leading back to branches, that are similiar to the now (roots). One can go high in the branches, accumulating very high propabilitys of catastrophic failures - like for example handing out nukes to every government on the planet. One can invest all into root hardening, such for example, recording a self explaining encyclopedia on a timeless media. (Youtubes primitve technology comes to mind). Capabilitys worth is the sume of the abilitys and the disabilitys to get to them from the now. Some are worthier then others, some just postpone problems and accumulate dangers, making the high branches of the future, dangerous traps. Luck, wishfull thinking and make-believe hope, is no solid basis for planning the future of a species. Even worser, but longterm better, shortterm suffering for longterm gains is worth alot of short term suffering. Calculated morals from traversing such a scenario tree (drasil) and the decisions based upon it can seem very strange to our eyes. PS: One also has to admire, how remarkably "exploration" has shifted from "high risk" ventures towards "stability" aka root hardening in recent history. Resource cheap entertainement and self surveilance are keys to a stability even during environment deterioration and crisis. Nextflix, cellphone selfies and chill in the refugee camp, instead of terrorism. Whoever is lately pushing those decisions, clearly is aware of that.