@theexpanse "Value loyalty above all else" - Raymond Reddington

crickets chirp lol

@cephalon I can't say I'm too hopeful that we will ever create one. Even with a super advanced civilization several millennia ahead of us, the sheer scale of such an undertaking would be absolutely insane. The sphere's radius would have to be large enough such that the sphere is not destroyed by the concentrated energy, and any sphere that fits that criteria would require about 62 metric asstons of raw materials. Then there is the issue of material strength; it seems almost inconceivable that any material could be developed with the requisite tensile strength. Ultimately, it just sees more practical for humanity to develop a somewhat smaller source of energy. What that source is I don't think we yet have the knowledge to properly conjecture upon.

@ryan1999 I'm from Oklahoma, studying in Virginia, USA. I'm just young enough that I believe my grandchildren will see a post-scarcity world.

@theexpanse "Value loyalty above all else" - Raymond Reddington

@ryan1999 Nice. Well Zakaria's got a few good reads, and posits the bold claim that maybe the world isn't as shitty as many of us think (at least not for the reasons a lot of people think). Life expectancy is at an all-time high, infant mortality is at a low. Of course you'd never be able to tell by watching the news. They want you to think the world is ending.

Of course there are plenty of crappy things, don't get me wrong. But I like to think we're making (slow) progress.

@ryan1999 Okay, have you ever read Fareed Zakaria's "Post-American World"?

Lol then you've got it relatively good up there with your healthcare and your attractive PMs. Say, is out alt-right population leaking into you guys' country?

@ryan1999 Are you from the US?

@mollyrose123 Don't despair my friend. Surely the road's not so dark. If it is, we can walk it together.