Once upon a time there was a universe that collapsed in upon itself. It had people in it. At some point, approximately 14 billion years before the collapse, these people realized that their universe was going to collapse. Unable to conceive of a way to escape the bounds of their universe, and it's eventual collapse, they decided to relax and enjoy their lives.
They lived happily ever after.
Until they died.
Once upon a time there was a universe that neither expanded nor contracted. It had people in it. At some point, it's impossible to tell when, these people realized that their universe was neither expanding nor contracting. They decided to explore other worlds because they were curious. They learned many things about their universe, and many of their people colonized other worlds and thrived.
Every single one of them died anyway.
Once upon a time there was a universe that was expanding faster and faster. It had people in it. At some point, approximately 14 billion years after the creation of the universe, these people realized that their universe would eventually become so vast that they would no longer be able to explore it. So they sent out ship after ship to colonize distant worlds and even more distant worlds in even more distant galaxies to colonize as many galaxies as they could before those galaxies became too distant to reach.
Nobody knows what happened to them.
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