> We could just as well end up living very unsustainably on Earth while still pulling off all kinds of colonial feats elsewhere in our system. That is theoreti

> We could just as well end up living very unsustainably on Earth while still pulling off all kinds of colonial feats elsewhere in our system. That is theoretically possible. It's theoretically possible billions of humans could achieve perfect cooperation and peace on one continent whilst all others remain in the usual cycles of conflict. Both these seem highly unlikely to me, given natural constraints.