(April 2, 2021 at 4:08 pm)SUNGULA Wrote:(April 2, 2021 at 4:03 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Even outside space exploration, humans have been "kicking the can down the road" on burning fossile fuels, and for far too long.True, But that really addresses this particular can, And then there is the question of are we just going to have to keep building tougher ships till we can make them tougher?
My ultimate take on our species is this. We are an invasive species. And right now, at this point in history, I don't think collectively we recognize at this point we are on the verge of becoming a victim of our own success. It is true we have made massive strides in knowlege and innovation, but at the same time, we have sped up concumption. And as much as we call innovation progress, of which not all is bad, we have sped up the pace of consumption.
I most certianly love the fact I can use a laptop instead of the Pony express. But at the same time, the bigger human population increases, the more resources we comete for. I'd only point out, that the bigger our species population becomes, the more competition for resources there is, and the more expensive it becomes, and the more humans fight over those resources.
Ultimately, I really think humans need to focus on earth, here and now, and accept that human population managment is as important as resource managment. I love the idea of space exploration, but space tourism is bullshit right now.
