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Originally Posted by vash
no way. the planet would corrode around us.
there would be a zillion humans consuming, and littering the planet.
while i am happy we dont live like "logans run", living forever wouldnt be free either.
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We would adapt and imagine what it could mean for space exploration. All of a sudden our solar system becomes really small. Mars would be colonised and terraformed. From there the gas giants and the outer planets would be explored. Then we'd find a way to use the almost limitless resources of our Kuiper belt. (There's lots of water, heavy metals and rare elements in the Kuiper Belt.)
In 100 years we could have millions of people living in various parts of our solar system.
In 200 years... With our current technology it's about 100 years to travel time to Alpha Centauri (Distance from Earth: 4.367 light years).
A space ship 5 times the size of the biggest air craft carrier with more than 100,000 people on board.
What if we launched lots of these in various directions? (All built for the resources in the Kuiper Belt.)
How many virgin versions of Earth are out there waiting for us?
In 500 years or less we could have many billions of people living in other solar systems.
If we could cure ageing our perception of everything changes.