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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 26/08/2021 16:11, Spike wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>…</b>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adrian
Tymes via extropy-chat<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ExI] OP-ED: The billionaire space
race reflects a colonial mindset that fails to imagine a
different world<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">>…Who exactly is there to enslave in
space?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If Seven Of Nine is out there, I will
buy her. Granted my bride might not like the notion, but
she may go along with it if we buy Commander Riker too.<o:p></o:p></p>
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>…These factors alone, not to mention the vastly
increased importance of technical competence for
survival, will make space colonies rather different than
historical colonies… Adrian<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Well said Adrian. This article is
really about conflicting models of the future rather
than specifically about space exploration. It is worth
thinking about: many hold to a model which (reasonably)
suggests that growth on this planet really isn’t
forever. At some point population growth must slow and
stop. We currently quarrel over how that happens and
how many people will be here when it does, but even ExI
people need to think about it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I picture a kind of Jetsons world
where there is enough of everything and population
growth is somehow solved. Hope so.</p>
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<p>Life-extension. That's how to solve population growth problems.
Sounds counter-intuitive ("won't that make things worse?"), but do
the maths. Not only will it reduce population growth, but it will
encourage people to behave more responsibly, and I have to say,
even though I hate the term, 'sustainably'.</p>
<p>Ben<br>
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