Would you join an off-world colonization effort?
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Only if the planet is green and purdy otherwise it'll be boring. And if I can bring weapons and professionally trained space marines then I'll build a mining corparation and create an opressive government. Can't let those filthy Earthlings have their ways with us.
I had a dream about that one time, a good few years ago.
...And no, I wouldn't go. I would be leaving behind all my friends. Unless all my friends and family get to come, I'm not going.
As shit as this world is, my whole life is here. I can't leave it behind.
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Relating to my dream:
If I remember right, in my dream, my mom signed me up, telling me that it would be my chance to make something of myself. And then I found out that by the time I would get to come home, the relativity would make it so that everyone I cared about would be LOOONG dead. So she was all like "well, look up their descendants!". to which I was like "It's...not the same".
Then I tried calling my friends and none replied, although I did get to chat with one friend for about 30 seconds and all he said was "do what you think is best, man". ...Then, as I was getting on the shuttle, I said screw it, get one of the reserve guys on, I'm not going.
My parents were not too pleased, but I told them that I didn't give a rat's ass about making the history books, and that my friends meant too much to me to leave them behind. And then I wondered where my life would have gone if I HAD gone.
And then there was some weird reversal where I saw what would have happened if I had gone, and there was some weirdness where I turned into a shape shifting sea slug, the world was all made of water, I got abused by two of my family's descendants, hooked up with a bunch of kids who got arrested for 3 years for crashing a skateboard, and then I went no more heroes on an escaped gorilla trying to destroy the freeway. 0_o
...And no, I wouldn't go. I would be leaving behind all my friends. Unless all my friends and family get to come, I'm not going.
As shit as this world is, my whole life is here. I can't leave it behind.
--
Relating to my dream:
If I remember right, in my dream, my mom signed me up, telling me that it would be my chance to make something of myself. And then I found out that by the time I would get to come home, the relativity would make it so that everyone I cared about would be LOOONG dead. So she was all like "well, look up their descendants!". to which I was like "It's...not the same".
Then I tried calling my friends and none replied, although I did get to chat with one friend for about 30 seconds and all he said was "do what you think is best, man". ...Then, as I was getting on the shuttle, I said screw it, get one of the reserve guys on, I'm not going.
My parents were not too pleased, but I told them that I didn't give a rat's ass about making the history books, and that my friends meant too much to me to leave them behind. And then I wondered where my life would have gone if I HAD gone.
And then there was some weird reversal where I saw what would have happened if I had gone, and there was some weirdness where I turned into a shape shifting sea slug, the world was all made of water, I got abused by two of my family's descendants, hooked up with a bunch of kids who got arrested for 3 years for crashing a skateboard, and then I went no more heroes on an escaped gorilla trying to destroy the freeway. 0_o
Probably. I like the idea of dying off-world. But to be honest I've barely seen anything of this planet so I would like to travel Earth for a few more years first.
I think that would be interesting. I personally think my life on Earth isn't going anywhere interesting anytime soon so yeah I'd go.
The only thing that might unhindge this would be the fact I might go stir crazy from the long trip out to the new planet.
On a side note: it would be awesome if we came across sentient lifeforms from like the star wars or mass effect universe since some of the alien females are easy on the eyes. Yes I said it, don't bug me about it.
The only thing that might unhindge this would be the fact I might go stir crazy from the long trip out to the new planet.
On a side note: it would be awesome if we came across sentient lifeforms from like the star wars or mass effect universe since some of the alien females are easy on the eyes. Yes I said it, don't bug me about it.
If it doesn't take too long to get there and I can bring guns and ammo to deal with the space monsters sure why not.
Honestly I don't see this in my emmeinent future. I may only be twentythree years of age, but I still find it unlikely. If I was given the propisition today, I'd be that whipped guy that would say "I need a night to roll it over." I then would proceed to go home and say to my missus "Baaaaaaby... There's this guy who says we could be the first people to live on the moooon/mars/omicron persi I8 and you always said you wanted to travel to new and exciting places." I'd have no qualms about leaving the land I live in to start a new colony some where, I mean my fore fathers left their country to start a new life some where else so why shoudln't I? It would suck to be the first one to die of space famin, mars plague.
Hell yes, but do I have to take family with me? And why with no gravity? Given that the engines gave to be mega-powerful for decent spaceflight, then you have ready-made gravity in the way of acceleration.
If I could bring my guitar and piano I'd totally be down for this. Be part of history by being the first rocker to step foot on a new world.
I would love to im sure they would need someone with a good knowlage of primative living skills and sutch and I could possably make a real impact on that planet.
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My ancestors were forty-niners who smartly saved what gold they found and used it to start lumber mills in Oregon, having a significant impact on the founding of the territory. I sit around in front of a computer all day, whether for work or for gaming, and I find it vexing that there's no way to be gainfully employed doing physical labor.
I damn well would definitely join this colonization effort. I would face hardship and could die, but at least I could get a sense of fulfillment and feel like I was living up to my ancestry.
I damn well would definitely join this colonization effort. I would face hardship and could die, but at least I could get a sense of fulfillment and feel like I was living up to my ancestry.
