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Arguably, time is better spent studying nuclear engineering. That's the only thing that can save the planet (besides enabling space exploration and colonizatio
by andyxor 5y ago
Arguably, time is better spent studying nuclear engineering.
That's the only thing that can save the planet (besides enabling space exploration and colonization of Moon and Mars)
- ghostly_s 5y agoHow exactly is fucking up some other celestial bodies going to help save this one?
- andyxor 5y agoSome believe humans should strive to become multi-planetary species, e.g. to avoid a possible extinction event.
- redis_mlc 5y ago
- tejtm 5y agogives us time and space to continue evolving without the impending disruptive setback. there is also enough free floating stuff out there it could become not worth it to disrupt the top few inches of land on this planet which is where all the irreplaceable magic happens
- agumonkey 5y agoNot necessarily. Nuclear energy gives GHG-free power, but 1) doesn't deal with the priced-in impact on the biosphere that will require us to change a lot of things 2) doesn't reprogram societies to become less impactful.