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We are getting close to fusion with magnetic containment. So at some point, regular materials won’t be a limit But materials are improving at a rapid pace. So
by Nevermark 3y ago
We are getting close to fusion with magnetic containment. So at some point, regular materials won’t be a limit
But materials are improving at a rapid pace. So many orders of scale to co-optimize meta materials. Materials in the future will be magic compared to the limits we have now.
Materials won’t be a barrier to interstellar travel
We are only decades away from being able to do it, for very low mass ships/probes with AI. Long before we will be able to create mega structures
- jvanderbot 3y agoAnd my point mostly is proven here: We could build a giant space station with spaceX + more iron into space. We could build an interstellar probe in "Some point - we're getting close" or "future" or "a few decades".
- pfdietz 3y agoSince this whole discussion has been about putative aliens with billions of times our production, not about what we ourselves can do soon, I'm not sure why you're harping on this.