Earth reached a sustainability tipping point.


    Thousands uploaded their consciousness into robotic avatars to seek a new homeworld.


    Jack and his girlfriend Sandra remained like the majority.


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    "Jack, are you sure about this? I mean, they''re our last hope."


    "Right, but they got us into this mess. Do you know how much it costs to get uploaded?"


    "No. Do you?"


    "Well, I know the price exceeds 100 million per individual, but they''re abandoning us."


    "What''ll you do, Jack?"


    "Oh, I want them to survive." Jack opened a terminal. "For humanity''s sake. But this hack will make it much more interesting."