…we sufficiently undo what we’ve done in time to make enough of a difference so that, at the very least, the newer versions of Homo sapiens will thrive and bring forth a Golden Age to launch us into the stars with sufficient ‘life lessons learned’ so that they don’t simply repeat all of our mistakes over again.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-may-become-of-homo-sapiens/
https://humanorigins.si.edu/research/age-humans-evolutionary-perspectives-anthropocene
https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html