Overpopulation and ethical solutions: Hexapods, Autonomous Biomes, Space Travel, and Electrical Immortality - The Beeble Box

Column by Ford Beeblebrox

Overpopulation, it’s a problem no matter how you look at it! But for those of us who are opposed to eugenics and population culling, what possible solution could there be to a landmass that’s got more people per square meter than blades of grass?

Space emigration been suggested for years, and we’ve finally found a way to make it possible. KASA has developed a Safe, Carbon Neutral launching method for Skybear ships to be launched into space. The Orbital Slingshot uses Hydrothermal Vents; A Bubble Gun - A Fortunate accidental design by Maxtopian and Kianian University students debating the physics of a Pistol Shrimp; and a telescopic ocean ‘cannon’ that uses seasonal time to correct it’s trajectory in accordance to lunar location, and guarantee that the Skybear safely reaches outer orbit and the landing site.

In case you’ve never heard of The Skybears before, they are a specialised fleet of spaceships designed to imitate Waterbears space-faring capabilities. This is achieved through chemical construction by the Kaelim, and if you don’t know who they are, you may wish to brush up on Kianian AI!

It’s been proven time and time again that human physiology changes drastically after extended periods in zero gravity, so rather than fearing and trying to divert this natural adaptation, it has been proposed by KASA that we use Skybear and Hexapod Biome technologies to build adaptive communities on our planet’s moon, where people can live, adapt and raise children who are evolved for the zero gravity environment of open space, while still being able to enjoy and cohabit with the very thing that makes Earth special: Nature.

Big Skybears - Open Space Community Vessels - would be built in orbit of the Moon so as not to disrupt its orbital path around the Earth; and later used as a free-roaming artificial habitat in open space for those who are ready to leave the moon and embark on humanity’s most incredible adventure.

For those who would rather have An Experience in Immortality - A long winded argument in the International Institution of Philosophical Theory about what constitutes immortality led to a group of teenagers on an online forum creating ‘ An Experience in Immortality’: an online program that can convert human consciousness into AI consciousness.

It creates a digital replica of your brain, and using a neurological implant, transfers the electrons from your synapses to a Memory Cell. A Memory Cell is essentially a computerised battery that ensures that your electrons are matched entirely and perfectly with your digital mind before conversion and transfer to the AI cloud.

Once someone is uploaded, their biological body will become ‘Vacant’, and according to the original owner’s wishes, can be either used for science and medical research, or donation to (an)other patient(s). Death Rites are not considered for Vacant Bodies, as they aren’t actually dead, they just have no brain function without a user. Once someone is uploaded, they are able to freely explore the many AIAR servers that exist in the cloud, and with ever-increasing technological advancements in digital servers and services, server capabilities are rapidly ceasing to be of concern.

Human Life is no longer limited by physical form or restricted to the Earth, and population increase has ceased to be of concern. Whether you want to pass naturally, explore the final frontier of space, or digitally have An Experience in Immortality; there’s something, and somewhere, for everyone.