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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 1 month ago by KevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Gabadabs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why? Nice planet we've got here, we could focus on preventing it becoming inhabitable due to climate change instead.

[–] LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

No matter what you do the Earth won't stay habitable forever. So we either learn to expand out into space as a species or face extinction eventually. Not to mention putting all our eggs in one basket is a terrible idea. Any cosmological event could wipe out the Earth at any time. The question is are you okay with our entire species going with it?

There needs to be a backup, ideally multiple.

[–] KevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I'm not convinced that suspending space programs would create solutions to climate change.