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Yep, but how about colonizing Antarctica first? It's way easier.
by deepsun 9y ago
Yep, but how about colonizing Antarctica first? It's way easier.
- deadmetheny 9y agoThere are dozens of research bases in Antarctica. Establishing a research base on Earth isn't comparable to an off-world research base anyway, if you're looking to study said remote world or establish a lifeline for humanity in case the Earth is devastated.
- Terr_ 9y agoIf you mean "colonize" in the sense of "go exploit local resources to create an economic engine which justifies independent existence", then Antarctica is actually a much harder sell. If you mean "have a presence", we already do.
- dwaltrip 9y agoThis is a rather lazy critique that doesn't acknowledge any of the actual motivations of those looking to expand the reach of humanity to Mars (and beyond).