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> Interplanetary space travel is going nowhere fast because there is no profit motive. This is so very true. We can do it for Science, and for fun, but not muc

> Interplanetary space travel is going nowhere fast because there is no profit motive. This is so very true. We can do it for Science, and for fun, but not much else.

reilly3000 9y ago
What happens when earth goes to actual shit and rich people want out?
- semi-extrinsic 9y ago
  On Mars they'll be strongly dependent on Earth for resupplies in all realistic scemarios. If that doesn't exist, they die. If it does exist, they might as well just go down to Turks & Caicos instead, much cheaper and nicer.
- WJW 9y ago
  How shitty would it have to be that rich people want to move to Mars? There is no abundance of food there, no abundance of entertainment and you can't even go outside without having to wear a space suit.
- 3pt14159 9y ago
  Common man. We're far, far, far more likely to build underwater cities than ones on Mars. Even orbital bases or floating Venus platforms would be better than Mars. Mars is a cold, mostly dry shitty existence.
- neaden 9y ago
  Worst case scenario Earth still has 1g of gravity, a breathable atmosphere, a magnetic field keeping most radiation out, and a temperature that you can live in without dying in most places. It'll still be way more livable than Mars.
- PeterisP 9y ago
  Making a colony on the Antarctic, in the middle of ocean, or underseas are all ways that allow you to "get out" that are much simpler to colonize on a large scale.
- amorphid 9y ago
  That's a theme in Elysium. http://imdb.com/title/tt1535108/ http://imdb.com/title/tt1535108/
cryptoz 9y ago
There's enormous profit in space. Jeff Bezos is hell-bent on moving all of Earth's manufacturing off-world. That's what Blue Origin is - a business built to create a world where mining and manufacturing are done in space, so that all Earth can be more peaceful and full of life without so many pollutants. For SpaceX, there are people who will spend $500k or $200k on a ticket to go to Mars. If SpaceX can get us there for less than that, there's profit there too. There are enough people for moving there alone to be a profitable venture. Many billionaires on Earth are now spending their fortunes investing in ways to make profits in space. Don't bet against them.

> Interplanetary space travel is going nowhere fast because there is no profit motive. This is so very true. We can do it for Science, and for fun, but not much else.

reilly3000 9y ago

What happens when earth goes to actual shit and rich people want out?

semi-extrinsic 9y ago
On Mars they'll be strongly dependent on Earth for resupplies in all realistic scemarios. If that doesn't exist, they die. If it does exist, they might as well just go down to Turks & Caicos instead, much cheaper and nicer.
WJW 9y ago
How shitty would it have to be that rich people want to move to Mars? There is no abundance of food there, no abundance of entertainment and you can't even go outside without having to wear a space suit.
3pt14159 9y ago
Common man. We're far, far, far more likely to build underwater cities than ones on Mars. Even orbital bases or floating Venus platforms would be better than Mars. Mars is a cold, mostly dry shitty existence.
neaden 9y ago
Worst case scenario Earth still has 1g of gravity, a breathable atmosphere, a magnetic field keeping most radiation out, and a temperature that you can live in without dying in most places. It'll still be way more livable than Mars.
PeterisP 9y ago
Making a colony on the Antarctic, in the middle of ocean, or underseas are all ways that allow you to "get out" that are much simpler to colonize on a large scale.
amorphid 9y ago
That's a theme in Elysium. http://imdb.com/title/tt1535108/ http://imdb.com/title/tt1535108/

cryptoz 9y ago

There's enormous profit in space. Jeff Bezos is hell-bent on moving all of Earth's manufacturing off-world. That's what Blue Origin is - a business built to create a world where mining and manufacturing are done in space, so that all Earth can be more peaceful and full of life without so many pollutants. For SpaceX, there are people who will spend $500k or $200k on a ticket to go to Mars. If SpaceX can get us there for less than that, there's profit there too. There are enough people for moving there alone to be a profitable venture. Many billionaires on Earth are now spending their fortunes investing in ways to make profits in space. Don't bet against them.