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Re:Why Not Mars by drewm1980 on Monday January 02, 2023 @03:08AM (#34215540)
The thought experiment wasn't to end sentient life in a glorious generation of virtual hedonism, just humanity. Let the octopi build their ~own VR escapism pods.
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Re:Why Not Mars by m4rtink on Monday January 02, 2023 @05:16AM (#34216300)
I think people really underestimate resources needed to run these VR paradises - it needs mass and energy!

I can fully imagine a totally disconnected VR dwelling civilization that still has hordes or self replicating bots of doom that dismantle planets and stars only to make more memory and compute.

Might very well be more dangerous than a "normal" space faring civilization.

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Re:Why Not Mars by inkblotuniverse on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @07:07PM (#34239979)
Yes, that's the good future, except the overwhelming majority of people are virtual (keeping meat alive is expensive!)
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