WWED quote from TED2013 interview with Chris Anderson, The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity
And I really think there's a fundamental difference, if you sort of look into the future, between a humanity that is a space-faring civilization, that's out there exploring the stars, on multiple planets, and I think that's really exciting, compared with one where we are forever confined to Earth until some eventual extinction event.
TED2013 interview with Chris Anderson, The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity
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