the 50-year window to get humanity off Earth
on Elon Musk's mind since 2026-09-01
He gives humanity about 50 years, then offers to buy it a billion
Threats 'far beyond' climate, a 'fundamentally good goal' of leaving Earth, and a plan he says keeps the planet habitable for a billion years.
the deadline is the product — if civilization has fifty years then every rocket, permit and power plant is urgent, and objecting to any of it is objecting to survival.
new — four outlets ran the Mars sermon
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