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Jeff Bezos has a 'horrifying dream' for the future of humanity

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Published 10:31 19 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Jeff Bezos has a 'horrifying dream' for the future of humanity

They're out of this world.

Rebekah Jordan

Rebekah Jordan

It's not just Elon Musk who has wild plans for space.

Although SpaceX may be the first company you think of with ambitious space missions led by CEO Musk's plans to colonise Mars, Jeffo Bezos has his own visions for humanity's future beyond Earth.

Bezos may have gained most of his fame from founding Amazon but back in 2000, he also launched an aerospace company called Blue Origin.

Its recent project was focused on reusability and lowering the cost of access to space, following the completion of the New Glenn project's first stages.

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In December 2023, Bezos appeared on Lex Fridman's popular podcast to talk about the future of Blue Origin.

PAUL ELLIS / Contributor / Getty
PAUL ELLIS / Contributor / Getty

The businessman shared his dreams for humanity in space and his tactics behind decision-making, along with a great story about how he once phoned Amazon's customer service in a meeting.

Fridman asked him: 'When you look up at the stars and think big, what do you hope is the future of humanity, hundreds and thousands of years from now out in space?'

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Bezos replied: 'I would love to see a trillion humans living in the solar system.

'If we had a trillion humans, we would have, at any given time, 1,000 Mozarts and 1,000 Einsteins.

'That and our solar system be full of life and intelligence and energy. And we can easily support a civilisation that large with all of the resources in the solar system.'

To kickstart his vision into reality, the 60-year-old entrepreneur said humanity should start by ‘building giant space stations’.

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He believes planetary surfaces are just 'way too small' as they are and should be transformed 'into giant space stations or something.'

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He continued: 'We will take materials from the moon and near-Earth objects and the asteroid belt and so on and build giant colonies and people will live in those.'

Building infrastructure on an entirely new planet brings the advantage of placing it wherever you want, according to the billionaire.

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But he does appreciate that most people aren't all for the idea of planetary migration, especially in the very early stages of space living. As such, he hopes that future generations will have the choice to live among the stars or stay grounded on Earth.

A clip of the podcast conversation was been posted on YouTube allowing viewers to share their opinions.

'My man is ready to 100x humanity so he can have more customers. Game respects game,' one wrote.

Another commented: 'Billionaires who own rocket ship companies trying to sell the world on space living is one of the silliest ideas ever that is somewhat widely accepted.'

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