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        5 hours ago

        that’s the main reason they actually hope they can do it. it fucking bothers them so much that they can’t charge you for breathing.

      • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        8 hours ago

        There’s nowhere else to go.

        The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.

        Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot

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        I want off this planet onto a different earth-like planet in another star system, but even the most delusional billionaire doesn’t think that we’ll have access to other systems anytime soon.