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Should we A) colonise other planets or B) build habitats in the middle of space, like O'Neill Cylinders and stuff? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago by KevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] superkret@feddit.org 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

our planet could easily be wiped by a number of things.

Most likely by us, while we waste our limited resources on useless things like spaceships

if we dont plan for a planetary catastrophe out of our control, our species is doomed.

Oh no, how will the universe ever recover from this tragedy?

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 0 points 3 weeks ago

Oh no, how will the universe ever recover from this tragedy?

yep, this is what people resort to when they dont have a real point. 'so what?!' pfft