Counterarguments a) Settle Mars, explore the galaxy, reopen the frontier. b) Cellphones were expensive, then quickly became cheap. Same here. c) Frontiers result in new governments, as per (a). d) Many religions promise eternal life. Technology may actually deliver.https://twitter.com/cognazor/status/1276319855130673153 …
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Ok, but would settling Mars solve the overpopulation problem due to immortality? Seems possible but far fetched and full of the downsides I mentioned
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not by itself but it's the logical starting point for a multi multiplanetary civilisation. two pathways to growth after that, ring worlds (Bezos advocates this) or interstellar (probably possible with space based fusion drives for propulsion)https://daniellefong.com/2013/11/15/a-case-for-immortality-in-a-finite-universe/ …
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