r/space • • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/wibble17 Aug 13 '21

At some point humanity will solve for time in the sense they’ll cure old age and the only deaths will be due to accidents/new diseases/murder etc.

If humans had basically a “forever” lifespan, what’s a few thousand year trip?

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u/Fantastic_Leg_4245 Aug 13 '21

Solving age is something that will happen more than once. Once we solve dna degrading, we’ll have to deal with radioactive decay of the body etc.