I think that somehow they are right, if we had already terraformed Mars for example, we could have an overabundance of food and water, and we'd be able to split the pollution in different planets, solving global warming and other problems.
Similarly, there are planets and asteroids with enormous amounts of gold and other metals.
So, yes, in a sense, becoming an interplanetary species could have solved lots of issues.
But, on the other hand, becoming an interplanetary species is a much harder and more expensive task. Creating super intelligent AI appears simpler at first glance, and will also take us to space eventually.
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I think that somehow they are right, if we had already terraformed Mars for example, we could have an overabundance of food and water, and we'd be able to split the pollution in different planets, solving global warming and other problems.
Similarly, there are planets and asteroids with enormous amounts of gold and other metals.
So, yes, in a sense, becoming an interplanetary species could have solved lots of issues.
But, on the other hand, becoming an interplanetary species is a much harder and more expensive task. Creating super intelligent AI appears simpler at first glance, and will also take us to space eventually.