we SHOULD be expanding into space at all costs. we should NOT be fighting over living space and resources. if we go get infinity resources and living space off this planet then there is never a reason for war or death or poverty any more. we can all be employed, we can all have a place for ourselves, and eventually, we can expand too far for a corrupt central government to enslave us all.
if we do not expand into space the corrupt governments of the world are going to grind us into the dirt forcing us to fight over resources and territory we will never get our cut of. they will poison us, lie to us, enslave us, and torture us, because that is what governments throughout history have ALWAYS done, and will always continue to do.