> We literally have people living in the vacuum of space, the bottom of the ocean, and the antarctic continent. Yes, but those people are heavily dependent on

> We literally have people living in the vacuum of space, the bottom of the ocean, and the antarctic continent. Yes, but those people are heavily dependent on support from the rest of civilization. None of the settlements in extreme environments are self-sustaining. > I find the idea that it would be civilization ending kind of unrealistic. Modern technological civilization depends heavily on stable rainfall patterns to produce crops. We are already seeing problems in this regard, e.g. https://www.reuters.com/business/china-ensure-agricultural-product-supplies-including-grains-2022-03-05/ https://www.reuters.com/business/china-ensure-agricultural-p...