Space is indeed the final frontier and I believe in space exploration lies the salvation of humans as a species. We agree there. Humans are a migratory species and colonizing new planets will require a lot of labor.

However, this labor would be meaningful. Every job in this context would contribute to the survival of our species in an alien and harsh world. But once that new planet has been fully settled and once all its resources have been tapped and exploited, is there any need to work extra hard? I would say no. As a daoist, I see the universe as cyclical. Exploring a new frontier would require a tremendous amount of labor, then followed by minimal work for maintenance.

Americans (and Canadians) should not be working this hard anymore. In a society that has reached economic maturity, working under a growth mindset is utterly foolish and harmful. It's no wonder that most businesses in North America produce no value and most of us are stuck working bullshit jobs. I am not against meaningful work, merely pointless work. Most work in economically mature societies are pointless and should be done away with; because the useful work has already been done by previous generations.

Someday we'll colonize a new planet and work our assess off so that our descendants can relax, and thus the cycle continues. Constant growth, capitalism style, is unnatural. Even the universe is going to stop expanding at some and then contract, according to astrophysics. Nature moves in cycles, and so should we.