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Collision Course (europe.pub)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
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[–] -3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Infinite growth is not sustainable and will lead to ruin fast.

infinite growth is not sustainable in a finite space, but if you develop spaceflight, you have literally infinite space available, so the argument falls flat.

i just wanted to add that addition. it's actually why spaceflight is pushed forward in america, because it enables growth without destroying the planet at the same time.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    While the universe may be close to infinite, the number of habitable (or reasonably terraformable) planets we can get to is a far smaller number.

    A number statistically similar to zero. (assuming travel times counted in less than a human livespan)

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