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These are the questions I tried to tackle in this piece on The Cosmobiologist.

cosmobiota.substack.com/p/what-is-an...

But we’re nearing the mark of over 1,000 people having traveled to space. And, soon, that number may begin to jump by leaps and bounds. As more and more people travel into space, the question comes up more and more: what is an astronaut? Who gets to use that title? Does it even matter anymore?

But during those 25 years, much has changed. We’re still embroiled in warfare and political strife, overcome in the digital age with emotional reactivity, and beset by the destructive process of wealth inequality.

But even among alien worlds themselves, what kinds of libraries might they have?

What kinds of stories and ideas would other civilizations choose to preserve?

And what does it say about us given what we choose to preserve in our libraries?