(September 20, 2021 at 5:55 pm)Peebo-Thuhlu Wrote: At work.
At one time ocean travel was only for the rich. Unless you were 'Human cargo' or other wise offsetting your food and space.
At one time cars were only for the rich.
At one time air travel was only for the rich.
Eventually the investments ( *cough* Price gouging *cough*) in the infrastructure to build the mass production factories and infrastructure lowered the Average' prife into ths reach of the 'Common person'.
One can but hope history will repeat for this technology.
Then there's the access to a Solar system's worth of resources. We can stop frakking, open cut mining, etc the world and maybe let nature grow back.
I think the ultimate problem is that humans do not understand that we are an invasive species, and that no matter what new technology we come up with, we don't realize the faster we grow in population, the more resources we use. Our planet cannot keep up with our pace of expansion.
I am not looking for perfection. There is no such thing. But as a species, we are woefully unaware of our pace.
