Because soon we'll hit the threshold of technological advancement, run out of oil, and be forced to wait it out

What if we teach ourselves how to fly? If we can do that before things start to wind down, then we could fly up into outer space. We could see the world from above and watch it end. Then, when it's time, we'll make our decent. It will be like impossibly entering the picture plane of our favorite paintings, making those color forms and compositions come to life. Then we could do what we have to do, what we're needed for. I don't know, I say we try it.