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<blockquote data-quote="Super Pony" data-source="post: 5557055" data-attributes="member: 6669292">I would imagine that a LOT of really awful human behavoir would occur in that first 2 or 3 years.&nbsp; Then, provided nuclear warheads haven't been used, you would have some stabilization of some kind into a &quot;status quo&quot;.&nbsp; What that would be is just too varied to pin down given our species' penchant for mass insanity and valiance.&nbsp; I bet it would take about 5-15 years for that to run its course.&nbsp; So we're about 17 or 18 years in.&nbsp; &nbsp;I'll go ahead and overly simplify what I think the options would be.&nbsp; One, we are scrabbling around in a post-nuclear event of some significance.&nbsp; Two, various groups have each taken it upon themselves to get off-world faster than the other &quot;bad&quot; group complete with minor wars and/or finger pointing.&nbsp; Three, everyone decided to set aside our differences just long enough to escape earth and continue our religious wars on Mars.&nbsp;Of the three I think one or two are most likey, but we could surprise ourselves as a race and kick off number three.&nbsp; In any case the &quot;success&quot; of getting offworld would probably only be realized for the barest fraction of people...we simply lack the resources to get everyone off Earth without some miraculous breakthrough in the physical sciences, magic or extraterestrial involvement.&nbsp;So we have 9-10 years to figure out how to get off Earth, and I have a feeling that another bout of mass histeria would erupt in those final couple of years with people deciding who gets to leave and who gets to watch the world end (again assuming the Vulcans haven't shown up to save us).&nbsp; In that scenario it is possible that:&nbsp; One, the best and brightest are chosen and everyone has a big party as they sail away into the stars and posts final face-book photos of the asteroid coming down behind them.&nbsp; Two, the richest, most cunning or influential are chosen, which could result in a fragmentation of global unity resulting in someone destroying or sabatoging the escape...dooming the refugees to be unsuccessful at least.&nbsp; Three, the technology is never realized and the debate over how to leave earth is raging on as the asteroid burns away the atmosphere.&nbsp;But hey, once the asteroid hits it won't really matter a wink how we got from point A to point B.&nbsp; The survivors, if any, are going to have a heck of a time kick-starting the continuation of our species on alien worlds.&nbsp; Mars would also be a terrible choice, as they would escape Earth only to hope terraforming tech actually worked...otherwise they'd die a slow death on the red planet.&nbsp;...sheesh...that was depressing.&nbsp; I'm going to go play Super Mario to cheer up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Super Pony, post: 5557055, member: 6669292"] I would imagine that a LOT of really awful human behavoir would occur in that first 2 or 3 years. Then, provided nuclear warheads haven't been used, you would have some stabilization of some kind into a "status quo". What that would be is just too varied to pin down given our species' penchant for mass insanity and valiance. I bet it would take about 5-15 years for that to run its course. So we're about 17 or 18 years in. I'll go ahead and overly simplify what I think the options would be. One, we are scrabbling around in a post-nuclear event of some significance. Two, various groups have each taken it upon themselves to get off-world faster than the other "bad" group complete with minor wars and/or finger pointing. Three, everyone decided to set aside our differences just long enough to escape earth and continue our religious wars on Mars. Of the three I think one or two are most likey, but we could surprise ourselves as a race and kick off number three. In any case the "success" of getting offworld would probably only be realized for the barest fraction of people...we simply lack the resources to get everyone off Earth without some miraculous breakthrough in the physical sciences, magic or extraterestrial involvement. So we have 9-10 years to figure out how to get off Earth, and I have a feeling that another bout of mass histeria would erupt in those final couple of years with people deciding who gets to leave and who gets to watch the world end (again assuming the Vulcans haven't shown up to save us). In that scenario it is possible that: One, the best and brightest are chosen and everyone has a big party as they sail away into the stars and posts final face-book photos of the asteroid coming down behind them. Two, the richest, most cunning or influential are chosen, which could result in a fragmentation of global unity resulting in someone destroying or sabatoging the escape...dooming the refugees to be unsuccessful at least. Three, the technology is never realized and the debate over how to leave earth is raging on as the asteroid burns away the atmosphere. But hey, once the asteroid hits it won't really matter a wink how we got from point A to point B. The survivors, if any, are going to have a heck of a time kick-starting the continuation of our species on alien worlds. Mars would also be a terrible choice, as they would escape Earth only to hope terraforming tech actually worked...otherwise they'd die a slow death on the red planet. ...sheesh...that was depressing. I'm going to go play Super Mario to cheer up. [/QUOTE]

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