>>15745What hypes me the most is the potential for humanity to become effectively immortal
Right now, we still rely on a single central point of failure. The moment we have the technology to leave earth, we stop being dependent on a single planet. The moment we have the technology to leave the solar system, we stop being dependent on a single star.
If we spread out over a large number of systems, we would be capable of surviving any catastrophic event thinkable. We would continue to thrive and live, feeding off the universe's energy until the moment the heat death itself causes life to cease existing
