If they’re functional, and we get serious about space or birth control, then no it’s not a problem. But that is another path we can take to really juice the dystopia.
It will take a very long time indeed before we can reach another habitable planet enough to alleviate an exponentially growing population, and forced birth control will be unpopular, not to mention probably Malthusian.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
If they’re functional, and we get serious about space or birth control, then no it’s not a problem. But that is another path we can take to really juice the dystopia.
realitista@lemm.ee 1 month ago
It will take a very long time indeed before we can reach another habitable planet enough to alleviate an exponentially growing population, and forced birth control will be unpopular, not to mention probably Malthusian.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
There’s always orbital habitats. They ramp up a lot quicker than even a Mars colony.
realitista@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Not the way I’d want to spend the rest of my life, that’s for sure.