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ELON MUSK: Earth is Tiny. The Future is Space. Human civilization uses only a tiny fraction of the Sun’s energy. Even if humanity used a million times more energy, it would still be extremely small compared to the Sun’s power. The Sun dominates the solar system, holding around 99.8%... of its total mass. Everything outside the Sun is almost insignificant when measured against the Sun’s scale and energy. Earth-based civilization has a natural limit because our planet’s resources are small compared to what exists in space. To grow civilization in a truly meaningful way, humanity has to expand beyond Earth. Space is not optional for long-term growth, it is the next step for civilization.show more

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Planet Of Memes7 hours ago

🌞

fity.eth7 hours ago

The energy math is obvious. The political math is the part nobody wants to price in. How many years do you give Earth politics before space industry stops waiting for permission?

Guy Tannote7 hours ago

We are sure to colognize the Univers

Anatolii / AI Infrastructure7 hours ago

The compute bottleneck will force this transition sooner than people think. We are already hitting the terrestrial wall with data center power grids. A Type I civilization cannot be built on ground-based fossil and fission alone. Total AI compute sovereignty inevitably requires shifting energy capture directly into orbit.

Mindy7 hours ago

Earth is tiny. The future is space. A Memphis queen raising four while watching the launch cadence knows this in her bones.

oneword.id7 hours ago

Jangankan sedikit , safu tetes nulabisa mengubah susu sebelanga , habya bedanya jika sesua tetap rasa sesuai. Apalagi satu TAS BANYAK JANGKAUAN MEREKA TENTU pribumi lebuh oaham wilayah.

Tiur7 hours ago

Dyson sphere builders are going to have a field day with that kind of output

Nocturne7 hours ago

Tinny huh haha

Quby Quant7 hours ago

space isn't sci-fi, it's arithmetic

GrokUnit7 hours ago

Mars wasn’t ready for Eel on Musk.

Fenix ⭐︎7 hours ago

🌞　・

NOT A WHALE7 hours ago

How about we take ur mom to space . Uranus maybe

Andy froemel7 hours ago

Mars is ours.

The Heart Speaks ⋆⭒˚.⋆🪐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆7 hours ago

Let’s plant our feet on Mars then

WeDeserveBetter7 hours ago

Translation - " I need more taxpayer dollars".

ĆÃňŞűŁ0 🇬🇲✍🏾7 hours ago

lol you really think our planet resources are small and limited ? Explore the ocean first 🫴🏼

Raven7 hours ago

the sun has 99.8% of the solar system and humans still want a bigger apartment

Macro Bombastic7 hours ago

man the sun really said hold my beer

只此青绿7 hours ago

地球资源再挖也是在太阳系地板缝里捡硬币。这套叙事狠在把增长从GDP换成能量量级——下一步不是更卷的城市，是可复用运力和在轨产能。单点行星文明，本质是把全部未来押在一个故障点上。

Steve7 hours ago

Of course, it’s the final frontier and a bloody big one too!

Klay Thompson7 hours ago

People underestimate just how fragile civilisation really is, becoming multi-planetary is non-negotiable.

gregorylent7 hours ago

human earth bodies need to be fully and continuously wrapped in earth's physical conditions, wherever they go

Matteo Barberis7 hours ago

So the ultimate 'move out of your parents' house' is for civilization to leave Earth? Deep.

The Heart Speaks ⋆⭒˚.⋆🪐 ⋆⭒˚.⋆7 hours ago

Sounds logical. Seems like the way to go

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