Hot Takes about Space Travel
Hot Take, I don't think Humanity will ever be a multi-planet species. Hotter Take, I don't think we will ever meet a multi-planet species. Hottest take, I don't think there are any multi solar system species.
I do not think humans will ever have the political will to do what it takes to support a colony on another plant. I do not think we will give up what needs to be given up to support a colony long enough for it to sustain itself.
If every other intelligent life form is like humans, I am not sure they will overcome this problem also. If there is intelligent life that is different, I am not sure they will have the same drive to go to space. I could see an intelligent hive dwelling life form that never wants to leave their planet. You could have hyper-intelligent beings that never create societies.
Fermi's Paradox is on my side. I guess I also believe the Rare Earth hypothesis.
We will revisit this when someone invents a FTL drive.
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