Yes and no to space. Limitless but limited. Terribly expensive proposition and while corporations would be (pharma) happy to do research in zero gee other semi plausible projects like mining asteroids would be difficult and probably not cost effective.
As to the kings/options part of your statement only the fewer people statement would actually work.
It was expensive to build ships to cross oceans. Flying through the air wasn’t for the masses as it was too expensive.
We are a very creative people. If we found the need to build systems to get us beyond the limits our earth, we could do so. We could make it economically feasible. I hope that the private sector is allowed to pursue space migration and it isn’t forbidden by the state.
Space exploration doesn’t suit the liberal mindset as it upsets their collective Utopian plans. They could’t stand people getting out of reach of their influence.
Liberals do their best to “educate” the creativity and individualism out of us. Their plans involve us living in allotted cubic, in the cities. Taking the bus to our State provided employment. Stopping after work at state physical centers for mandatory physical exercise. Picking up our food allotments at state run stores that have the right foods chosen for us by the state who knows best how we should feed our bodies.
It’s like they read Orwell’s 1984 and are using it for an instruction manual.
Sorry for the wide range rambling rant.