Dyson Spheres as a Solution

[MPI]

Humanity has seen tremendous increases in the standard of living thus far, but these increases have been highly stratified globally and also within individual countries - something quite troubling is the inseparable dependence on burning fossil fuels producing carbon dioxide.

In that sense, human society is akin to a microbe colony in a wine jar, ingesting raw resources and producing carbon dioxide as waste. To prevent the same fate as the microbes, we'd have to transition to a very long-term robust source of energy (such as a Dyson sphere, fusion, or even space-based solar power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power). With all this extra energy, machines could be fully automated nonstop, the grappling for oil and coal would end, and UBI would have no strings attached, etc.

It might not stop there, and the competition for land could cease - we fight over land for obvious reasons all the time, and as a result, develop different countries and eventually cultures. Perhaps a borderless world could even result because we would have all our needs met all the time.

Random thoughts, comments welcome.

[Jakob]

The economic and political landscape will be completely unrecognizable to a modern observer long before we can even begin to build a Dyson Sphere. Who knows what kinds of problems and solutions will present themselves to humanity this far in the future.

[Nanotechandmorefuture]

It will be a nice technological feat if it were constructed now in 2022. In the future no one may take a second look at it because if you are able to create such a wonder some other equally or better acheivements have been reached by such Kardishev civilization.

[Doozer]

I don't expect for there to actually happen for at least 2000 years. By the year 3000, plans could be in place.

[Certain Russian user]

The economic and political landscape will be completely unrecognizable to a modern observer long before we can even begin to build a Dyson Sphere. Who knows what kinds of problems and solutions will present themselves to humanity this far in the future.

You're Jakob from the old forum, right? Glad to meet you again. On topic, you're right, of course. Dyson Sphere is not even visible on the horizon.

[Jakob]

The economic and political landscape will be completely unrecognizable to a modern observer long before we can even begin to build a Dyson Sphere. Who knows what kinds of problems and solutions will present themselves to humanity this far in the future.

You're Jakob from the old forum, right? Glad to meet you again. On topic, you're right, of course. Dyson Sphere is not even visible on the horizon.

The one and only. And you're PhoenixRu?

[Certain Russian user]

The one and only. And you're PhoenixRu?

The one and only.