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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation (www.businessinsider.com)

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Guillermo Söhnleinm told Insider he has wanted to make humanity a multi-planet species since he was 11 years old, and that OceanGate was part of that ambition.

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[–] Drewsteau 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He should make himself a space ship and be the first one to go there!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And take 999 of his millionaire and billionaire friends with him.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

That could solve a lot of immediate problems, wouldn't it? The CO2 reduction impact would be real in one fell swoop.