Random Fermi Paradox solution of the day:
Nobody goes into space and colonizes the galaxy because only Moon Nazis want to do that, and after experiencing a few dozen genocides all sapient species learn the safest thing to do when you see a Moon Nazi is to murder them immediately, it's the only way to avoid the genocides.
@cstross Okay - what about a group that takes as given that neither they nor their descendants will be alive aim to establish a foundation/group/club/whatever that can wants to *eventually* build an ark to reach Proxima Centauri at it's closest approach in about 26,000 years.
The ideals, goals, ambition, institutional methods established by the "tree planting" generations just pitching designs and funding research, etc.
Presumably non-nazis.
Basically Long Now foundation + Centauri Dreams.
One could argue that fandom represents a third. (Of course, that just means we'll be stuck because we won't be able to agree on what to name the starship -- 'Enterprise', 'Millenium Falcon', 'Liberator' ...)
@skjeggtroll @cstross Aren't religions just a specific type of fandom?
Fair enough, really. 😁
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