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I don't know, but I hope we get space colonization first, or it's going to get awfully crowded and competitive around here.

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It would be some pretty big spaceships that could outpace the birth rate.

I think if it's a nanotech-based solution to aging, we'll have the resources to build some whopping big monster colony ships.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture#Orbitals

...or very numerous. If wealth keeps trending upwards, then anyone who wants will be able to afford their own ship out, as the wealthy can all afford yachts today.

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