On: By 2500 earth could be alien to humans

[xvector]

By 2500 we will be alien to us. We'll probably be immortal digital consciousness(es) distributed across the stars.

[ClumsyPilot → xvector]

Or we could become techhno-barbarians suffering from radiation sickness. In fact, we know how to achieve the latter, but not the former.

[Koshkin → xvector]

> distributed

I’d prefer a mainframe.

[xvector → Koshkin]

Why? One cosmic accident and you're toast

[Koshkin → xvector]

But would anyone notice?

[xvector → Koshkin]

You probably would, in the moments before your death.