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0 pointspalata1y ago0 comments

> But every time anybody brings it up a mob shows up saying that we must make it work here on Earth

Yeah, we must. As in: it's not rational to even consider that becoming self-sustaining on other heavenly bodies is an alternative.

It's fun, it's interesting, it's many things. But it's not an alternative.

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kortilla1y ago

Of course it’s an alternative. A self sustaining colony could be the only thing that survives a massive pandemic.

palataOP1y ago

Well if it was possible, it would be an alternative. But it's not, period. Counting on it happening in your life time is simply preposterous. But you know what might collapse during your lifetime? Our civilization. Pretty likely.

kortilla1y ago

> But it's not, period.

Said every dipshit Luddite 50 years ago about basically everything we enjoy on a day to day basis.

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0 pointspalata1y ago0 comments

> But every time anybody brings it up a mob shows up saying that we must make it work here on Earth

Yeah, we must. As in: it's not rational to even consider that becoming self-sustaining on other heavenly bodies is an alternative.

It's fun, it's interesting, it's many things. But it's not an alternative.

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kortilla1y ago

Of course it’s an alternative. A self sustaining colony could be the only thing that survives a massive pandemic.

palataOP1y ago

kortilla1y ago

> But it's not, period.

Said every dipshit Luddite 50 years ago about basically everything we enjoy on a day to day basis.

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