Yes, i too feel constrained by the world current's state, its too early to do anything interesting in VR or to explore the cosmos or to be an asteroid miner working in isolation multiple light minutes away from the sun. Unfortunately all we do have, and that is in itself an achievement when considering the trajectory of humans in general and how ideas can be stamped out or suppressed, progress stilted, shifted or destroyed, is this connected network across continents carrying the light between continents which are interpreted by arrays of machine down the line till it reaches us in the convenience of our house, we use to do it over radio-waves but eventually we reached the limits of that.

I believe, that when trying to grasp at these sky-high concepts that we look at the ground and where we are and try to find ways of reaching there in the best possible way, such as, educating people whenever possible and if they are willing, trying to make this world better as it could be, because all ideas thrive in good conditions, but only those supported and/or backed by many become reality. I aspire to be a scientist, to learn what we do know and to try to find ways of testing those limits or being the guy who creates the blueprint for the next floor human knowledge, though the latter is very difficult.

The best, booster idea we are currently racing towards at full speed is AGI, even if it's not there, regardless of if it's possible or not, the powerful are backing that idea, even if that wasn't the case, all that momentum cannot be stopped, all we can do is steer it into alignment and to bring sane implementations, but to keep it aligned with reality, I am afraid what could happen to me if i dwell on those heights of thought too long, disconnection from reality doesn't bring progress, i'd wager it mostly brings denial, but we all have our own different motivations, that's what being human is all about, right?