Jeff Bezos plays down AI dangers and says one trillion humans could live in huge cylindrical space stations
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The billionaire said people living in space could visit Earth on vacation.

Jeff Bezos plays down AI dangers and says a trillion humans could live in huge cylindrical space stations::The billionaire said people living in space could visit Earth on vacation.

  • LophostemonEnglish
    52·
    11 months ago

    Yeah but happily and healthily? And for how long? And what about all the studies showing the rapid degeneration of bone density and immune functions when in space?

    That spaceship stuff is science FICTION for a reason.

    • Skyhighatrist@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      So an O’Neil cylinder exploits rotation to simulate gravity. When set up properly it feels just like gravity we’re used to here on earth. That should at least help curb the effects of microgravity. Radiation shouldn’t be much of a problem as people would be living on the inside of the cylinder with meters of material between them and outer space.

      • LophostemonEnglish
        21·
        11 months ago

        And who’s paying to put all those gazillion bazillions of cubic tonnes of radiation shielding into space?

        • planetaryprotection@midwest.socialEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          Not trying to defend Jeff here, but generally these kind of space megaprojects rely on manufacturing materials in space. I.e. capture an asteroid and use its material as the radiation shielding. Not that that’s currently anywhere near feasible ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

          • LophostemonEnglish
            11·
            11 months ago

            Yeah I read lots of sci-fi as a kid too. We’d be there by now except physics is a cruel and unyielding mistress.