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It's unlikely we'll be exterminated by a meteor for many millions of years. Life as we know it is already facing existential risks here and now. Doubtful we'll

It's unlikely we'll be exterminated by a meteor for many millions of years. Life as we know it is already facing existential risks here and now. Doubtful we'll ever establish permanent residency anywhere else when we cannot sustain ourselves on the rock we evolved on.

nomel 7mo ago
> when we cannot sustain ourselves on the rock we evolved on. The population is as big as it has ever been, and growing. Hunger index is steady [1], with low scores concentrated in the usual failed African states. We are sustaining ourselves just fine, by all metrics. There are future problems, but there are also future solutions. A surprise meteor from the blackness of space has no solution. Both are bad. Multiple efforts for multiple problems can take place at once. One does not negate or even influence the other. Corruption in our government it's a much bigger money sink, and risk to our future, than a moon mission. [1] https://public.flourish.studio/published_thumbnails/visualisation/18963290/c8a7c9b708a9842b.jpg https://public.flourish.studio/published_thumbnails/visualis...