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Re:James Webb telescope's coldest instrument reaches operati... by addaon on Monday April 18, 2022 @02:01PM (#31074239)
There's also a reasonable chance that the first immortal humans are alive today, depending on how optimistically you project maximum life expectancy curves with medical development. (There's also, of course, an extremely reasonable chance that they're not.)

The dynamics of "generation ships" change drastically with changes in human lifetime, including both the dynamics on board such a ship, but also the motivation to pursue it.

Re:James Webb telescope's coldest instrument reaches operati... by lazide on Monday April 18, 2022 @02:23PM (#31074492)
Looking at how crazy many folks get being asked to stay at home, I don’t give high odds to a generation ship of awake humans ever making it intact anyway.
Re:James Webb telescope's coldest instrument reaches operati... by inkblotuniverse on Monday April 18, 2022 @09:10PM (#31078743)
Don't worry, they'll be overtaken by a 1kg lump of computers, self-replication machinery, and propellant crewed by sapient AI/digitised humans and offered a pickup. Virtual passengers only, though, sorry...
Re:James Webb telescope's coldest instrument reaches operati... by lazide on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:18PM (#31088444)
Probably a lot more comfortable for everyone involved too!

One can dream, eh?