If humanity simply goes extinct without reaching meaningful space expansion, I agree that that outcome would not be particularly wild.
However, I would find it wild to think this is definitely (or even “overwhelmingly likely”) where things are heading. (While I also find it wild to think there’s a decent chance that we will reach galaxy scale.)
I agree with that. I think humanity (as a cultural community, not the species) will most likely have the ability to expand across the Solar System this century, and will most likely have settled other star systems by a billion years from now, when Earth is expected to become uninhabitable.
If humanity simply goes extinct without reaching meaningful space expansion, I agree that that outcome would not be particularly wild.
However, I would find it wild to think this is definitely (or even “overwhelmingly likely”) where things are heading. (While I also find it wild to think there’s a decent chance that we will reach galaxy scale.)
I agree with that. I think humanity (as a cultural community, not the species) will most likely have the ability to expand across the Solar System this century, and will most likely have settled other star systems by a billion years from now, when Earth is expected to become uninhabitable.