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2026-05-05 18:59 UTC
@ljwrites@writeout.ink yeah I think if we develop immortality tech before we start colonizing the solar system, things would get real bad real fast. I think as long as younger generations have room to leave and expand and grow it'd eventually sort itself out, but the first few centuries are likely to be extremely terrible. 😅
I'd still choose to ride it out to get to our galactic future though. with immortality comes true space exploration for everyone, and that is SO exciting to me.
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@ljwrites@writeout.ink 2026-05-05 19:07
@tessaracht@kitty.town That would be an adventure for sure! It's amusing to think of space exploration as the equivalent of kids growing up and moving out, except instead of moving to the city or college they ship out to like Mars or Alpha Centauri. But unless existing structures of power are also broken down, this could work out as entrenched powers exploiting younger societies and people to extend their own reach. So many fascinating/disturbing possibilities.