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Is WALL-E our A.I. future? Billionaires in orbit above dead earth? (Original Post)
IA8IT
6 hrs ago
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JBTaurus83
(1,878 posts)1. Yes.
I know everyone wants to stick their head in the sand, but weve destroyed this planet. These rich people are not trying to get off of Earth for the fun of it.
valleyrogue
(2,848 posts)2. Somebody is reading too many scifi novels.
That is half--mostly--what is wrong with these tech bros.
The declining birthrates worldwide will be what will save the planet.
dweller
(29,105 posts)3. How about
Dead billionaires in orbit above a green Earth
Blast their carcasses into the Sun
✌🏻
FoxNewsSucks
(12,042 posts)4. i like that idea.
sakabatou
(46,618 posts)5. *sad Neuro-sama noises*
hunter
(41,016 posts)6. Nobody is going to be living in space when low earth orbit is full of deadly shrapnel.
LudwigPastorius
(15,357 posts)7. No, living in space sucks.
Now, heavily armed domed habitats on Earth...that is a possibility.
ColoringFool
(1,588 posts)8. Underground "bunkers," with amenities befitting billionaires.