Whether you live on that little imaginary island or living on a planet in an empty region of the Milky Way, the arguments are similar.
The arguments are indeed similar, but the scales are completely and utterly out of whack.
That author needs the same reality check. These people clearly have little comprehension of just how far a light year really is. May as well start planning intergalactic travel. After all, what's a few more orders of magnitude?
Let's master intrastellar travel before we put any focus on interstellar travel.