Michael Lorrey wrote:
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Well, nanotechnology is an absolute prerequisite. I need it for the facilitation of creating whatever I want and recycling it, rendering moot the need for cargo space. Existence of nanotechnology portends the potential for uploading, therefore increasing tremendously the possible spaces of ones perceived environment. I could just as easily make the interstellar journey experiencing a tropical beach as any other radical imaginary virtual space. Besides, I don't plan on being alone, but instead look forward to as many other like-minded individuals coming along as possible. Finally, assuming Elizier and Vinge are correct about the time we reach a Singularity, I'll either be dead or fast on my way to inventing or playing with some kind of FTL drive or traversible wormhole technology, rendering long-duration space flights irrelevant as well.
Paul Hughes