If I had to choose a camp - thank God, I don't have to - you would find me on the side of the fantasists.

I think of myself as a futurist, even more so than a science fiction writer. As a futurist, I consider it my (informal) job to predict the waves of evolution that are coming down the line. Space colonization is one of those waves. It's coming whether we're ready for it or not. As clear as day to some of us, yet we still find people who resist the idea, usually for spurious reasons. So, I'm happy that you're on my camp, or I would've flown to Germany myself and given you a good lecture with charts and everything 😆

my colleagues even went on a couple of parabolic flights, taking the winners of a cosmonaut training course. On the Reeperbahn, we organised a small race with the Mercedes team, the whole neighbourhood was cordoned off for it. We had a blast!

Haha! Good ole Germans. Why are you guys and girls so intense up there? This does sound like a blast and a fond memory it is, I'm sure.

I really have a distaste for groupies. lol

Speak for yourself. I love groupies! heh!