[Xorlev]

I love this comment. We're a walking disaster and a literally hot mess, but you're right that we're probably the best chance at preserving life overall.

> We are heading to the stars, and we will bring life with us.

Another way to think about it: we'll be Earth's best, most successful, furthest-flung seeds.

[dylan604]

Or the cosmos' unintentional deadliest sentient being. We thought COVID was bad, wait the new worlds get a load of us!

[fennecfoxy]

https://www.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/think...

https://i.imgur.com/hINj1xf.jpg

[jayant_kaushik]

Bacteria: Hold my beer…

[JKCalhoun]

Like little machines....

It's almost like bacteria are what some other species sent to spread life throughout the galaxy.

[autoexec]

The best part is that we can carry the Earth's other seeds with us and populate planets with our favorite plants and animals as we go.

[JKCalhoun]

Planet Pot, Planet Coffee, Planet Cat....