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 Personally, I think the internet will still exist in some form, with an interplanetary network that connects to the Moon and Mars bases We can't imagine the tech that will exist then, but I think it's safe to say the social media landscape would be quite different in ways that's hard to envision Tbh, I hope we see life extending drugs so we can witness this first hand, because we are living in such a pivotal time and if there was some way I could be an astronaut, I'd leave this behind in a min 8 comments
@ch0ccyra1n True, but we haven't mastered quantum entanglement yet - who knows, we could have instant communication in the future  @dansup @ch0ccyra1n @anathem @ch0ccyra1n Hey that's mean!!! Maybe we have yet to learn dark matter or something could be used for this! Wouldn't it be so cool to be FaceTiming your bo on Earth while you on Mars tho? Maybe I'm watching too much For All Mankind, but a guy can dream right??  The survival of homo sapiens at all is the top issue. The parasites are in real danger of killing their host. @dansup However, I hope there won't be any significant general life extending drug or technology anytime soon. If that does get invented, it's most likely it'll be monopolised by awful rich assholes like Musk, Trump etc. The last thing we need is the powers that be gain eternal life! (Apologies for my less optimistic outlook... 😅) |
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@dansup there unfortunately are some physics limitations for interplanetary internet. Light travelling from Earth to the Moon takes about a second, which as far as we know is the speed limit of the universe. That means at minimum there is about a second of delay for all internet traffic between Earth and the Moon. For Mars, it's about 3 minutes with the same limitation. While most of the time this probably wouldn't be an issue, it could pose problems for applications that require real-time communication with minimal latency, such as online games and video calls.
@dansup there unfortunately are some physics limitations for interplanetary internet. Light travelling from Earth to the Moon takes about a second, which as far as we know is the speed limit of the universe. That means at minimum there is about a second of delay for all internet traffic between Earth and the Moon. For Mars, it's about 3 minutes with the same limitation. While most of the time this probably wouldn't be an issue, it could pose problems for applications that require real-time communication...