by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I have a long-running scenario in my mind that involves turning the traditional idea about humans leaving the planet on its head. Instead of just a few survivors, what if a few BILLION people could survive, but they would have to establish some sort of common human civilization on whatever new, habitable planet they colonized?
The reason why I have often called this the “impossible scenario” is despite what Americans might think, there is very little done by all humans across the globe in the same way. Even things connected to the body — like how we use the toilet — can be very, very different depending on where you are.
As such, I’ve long been fascinated by how you might settle a new livable planet if all of humanity had to co-operate using nothing more than the technology we currently have. The only advanced technology used would be zapping a few billion people to the new solar system.
This is a very, very interesting problem that I have thought about a great deal over the years. Just as I think I have it figured out, I change the conditions or make elements of the scenario stricter and i have to think about it from a different direction. It’s a lot of fun and unless I sit down and finally give the whole thing some sort of plot — a huge waste of time. Though, to be honest, it does keep my mind in shame because I push my imagination to the limits.
Anyway.
