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by cek 1265 days ago
There's actually a near-infinite amount of land.

We just haven't yet gotten to the point where we can access any of the land not on this planet.

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Of course, but that has no practical implications in the near or perhaps even distant future.

Even using the ocean as a fresh water source — which is right here on earth — is a challenge with significant hurdles to overcome.

Even with near infinite land it will presumably be a long, long time before common people can set out into this new frontier and carve out anything like a familiar, safe, let alone comfortable life.