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It's 2017. The space race has been over for decades.
by vaadu 9y ago
It's 2017. The space race has been over for decades.
- noobermin 9y agoI'm pretty sure they don't specifically mean the space race from the soviets and the US, it's just a generic term for achieving access to space. It would help if we were all a little less pedantic about things that don't really affect the bulk of the article.
- k__ 9y agoNo! We need it for capitalism! If we letting people own property, we need more of it so everyone can have some
- ue_ 9y agoWhat do you mean?
- quuquuquu 9y agoI believe the poster is saying that "if we are letting people own land/factories/capital on Earth, then the space race must continue. This will ensure that the technologies will be democratized, and people can go claim land elsewhere to begin building their destiny." This is perhaps a critique of potential lack of opportunity and growth here on Earth.
- ue_ 9y agoProudhon picked up on this point at the start of the 19th century; there isn't enough property (private property) for everyone, ignoring of course critical depletion of all the earth's resources such that even personal property becomes infeasible. The solution proposed is to abandon the idea of property, not merely make it common to all, but rather to abolish it as a right.
- quuquuquu 9y agoI do agree, thank you for sharing! Humanity has made plenty of strides in democratizing technology that improve the length, quality, and self-sufficiency of many peoples lives (internet, medicine, clothing, water purificiation, food production etc) Many people have been "lifted out of poverty" by technology, yet this has led to renewed and different types of conflict. Many more remain in dire straits. I'm not sure that moving to Mars would solve 4 billion people's problems, but I guess it's an idea!
- k__ 9y agoyes, thank you.
- drdeadringer 9y agoToo bad for Space X and company, I guess.