> allows humans to not die after a significant amount of down time Death appears inevitable, but there's little difference between a century and a millennium a

> allows humans to not die after a significant amount of down time Death appears inevitable, but there's little difference between a century and a millennium as far as physics is concerned. I don't think it's far-fetched to assume we'll crack this one eventually. > and making a brand new life anytime you want to go somewhere else This has been the norm for travellers for most of human history. The modern two-day circumnavigation / perceptually-instant transatlantic broadband is nice, but not necessary. The solar system is a light-day in diameter (order of magnitude), so a round-trip by radio is faster than letters used to be.