Quote:
Originally Posted by Thor
I don't like slowly, because we need to colonize off planet sooner than later, if we are to ensure the survival of our species we can't be on just earth.
|
I don't disagree that is the end game. Or the beginning of the new (and exciting) game really. But perspective is good. We've had about 6000 years of society, and 100,000-1,000,000 years as a species. When you look at how we've advanced in the last 100 years alone, we appear to be in good shape. It's not like it's going to take us another 6,000 years to get to that. Even 1000. Even 500. Probably not even 250.
You and I probably won't get to see it, but that's life. Neither did the 50 billion or so before us.
Like I said, it's easy to get down with current events and looking at various places and peoples in the world, but looking at our progression, we're actually moving quite quickly.
Unless it's just all about jealousy perhaps? Wrong place in time? Sometimes I feel like that. I remember that comic that showed we were born too late to discover new parts of the world, and too early to explore new areas in space. Kinda sad when you look at it like that for sure, and I get that. Especially if it turns out we are among the very few generations to get stuck in a window like that.