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No. No we don't. This is straight delusional levels of optimism on display here. The universe is entropic by nature. Things get used up. Barring some form of miracle tech we can't even conceive of yet, it is not possible for us to have an infinite amount of anything.
That's the thing though. They aren't smart. We have seen time and time again that they would cut off their nose to spite their face. Why would this be any different?
Lol wat are you talking about? The amount of extractable resources on the moon itself are enough to sustain a thousand humanities. Efficient resource usage ensures close to 100% recycling. The only thing that gets "used up" is energy. I'm very confident that we'll be generating energy by fusion within this century. And for fusion fuel, it is so so so so unimaginabely abundant! If a spaceship decided to go interstellar, it wouldn't even need to carry its own fuel. The sheer amount of hydrogen in the interstellar medium itself is enough to provide a lot of fuel. It's like a ship moving in an ocean of oil. Plus, I'm pretty sure that humanity wouldn't increase in population much after space travel becomes a thing. I'm kinda tired right now, so I won't elaborate on that. But in short, other sources of entertainment + an anti natalist culture + longer lifespans + deviation from the traditional monogamous two partner model would end up lessening the need for having kids.
But they ARE smart (kinda). Had they been stupid, we would have had socialist systems in place a loooong time ago. Don't fool yourself by equating the bourgeoisie to Elon Musk. He's just an egoistic idiot who was very lucky. The others however, are egoist and lucky, but not necessarily idiots. Take Rupert Murdoch for instance. The mf single handedly caused Brexit, and is responsible for progressive politics to be held back in the US for a looong time. Look at all the oil execs for instance. Why haven't climate friendly policies taken hold? These ppl gaslighted entire populations into serving their own interests. The bourgeoisie are evil, sure. Doesn't mean that they are stupid enough to act against their own interests.
Do you have any idea how much it costs to get to and from the goddamn moon?! There's the reason we don't exactly make a regular thing about it. The costs are astronomical, pun very much intended.
I'm not exactly a physicist, but if you've suddenly solved the problem of entropy then you should contact one and claim your Nobel prize. I'll wait.
You're making a lot of assumptions about how how society will develop.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qppZQCReiDg
No. The costs are astronomical to get TO the moon. Not from it. To get from the moon back to Earth, all you would need is a strong-ish magnetic ramp. The stuff that you would need to send to the moon would be nothing compared to the material that would be sent back.
Huh? Energy is the only concern that we have. You can manufacture, destroy and recycle aluminum soda cans forever (almost). You can't do that with energy. Which is why we need to get energy from a low entropy source. We wouldn't have this problem for billions of years, till the heat death gets us (assuming that that theory is real in the first place).
I'm merely making projections based on trends in the last few decades. Antinatalism is and will be on the rise, unless religion comes back (which thankfully is unlikely). Medical science is advancing at unprecedented rates. Pair this with breakthroughs in other fields (AI for instance), and you get an ever accelerating series of breakthroughs. Based on this, I see no future where human population would be increasing much.
Tell me why u don't have socialised healthcare in the US yet. Tell me why you don't have stricter tax laws that close loopholes for billionaires in the US yet. Tell me why unions have such a small footprint in the US. Again, as I said. Had the billionaires been stupid, there would've been socialism everywhere. However, they are smart enough to stay in power and ensure that their own interests are protected.