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Originally Posted by Damburger
To be honest, I think 65 years is optimistic given the current state of things. I want to know what energy source can support a society hurling millions of averages Joe's into space. If its nuclear, then sufficient capacity probably won't be ready in 65 years. If its fossil fuels - LMAO. If its renewables, have fun with subsistence agriculture and stop dreaming of space because you will never go there.
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I generally think Damburger is overly pessimistic -- in particular, he greatly underestimates IMO the resilience and adaptability of modern technological society, -- but here I agree completely. I expect that 65 years from now main source of energy will be fission, and
not in sufficient quantities to "hurl millions of averages Joe's into space". Thousands, maybe, but then by definition they will not be "average".