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The problem with immortality is how does society create room for the next generation?
by mellavora 3y ago
The problem with immortality is how does society create room for the next generation?
- sjcsjc 3y agoThese maybe? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Neill_cylinder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Neill_cylinder
- DennisP 3y agoYep. Go with that and the solar system has room for trillions of people. If we invent practical fusion power by then, we can also spread out into the Oort Cloud.
- moffkalast 3y agoEach generation gets a moon to terraform.
- ericmcer 3y agoJust make it a choice, immortality or have children.
- MattPalmer1086 3y agoI have to mention this book: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Million_Tomorrows https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Million_Tomorrows
- rbanffy 3y agoOr have one every few decades, with plenty time to assess what worked and what didn’t.
- soligern 3y agoOr a better choice of one child per immortal couple.
- rawoke083600 3y agoAsk China how that worked for them... Too many men, too few women.
- soligern 3y agoBetter than being allowed no kids like the GP mentioned.
- BiteCode_dev 3y agoThat's were going multi-planetary is attractive.