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Perhaps I oversimplified. Bezos would also like to move millions of people off-planet as well. Additionally, it's not just mining and manufacturing, but nearly

Perhaps I oversimplified. Bezos would also like to move millions of people off-planet as well. Additionally, it's not just mining and manufacturing, but nearly all of humanity's Earthly activities can be done in space. There is some more details about his vision in this WaPo piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/jeff-bezos-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-his-plans-for-space/2016/03/09/a0716c7e-e5f4-11e5-a6f3-21ccdbc5f74e_story.html?utm_term=.d391ad598df4 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/jeff-bezos-p...

Mediterraneo10 9y ago
> Bezos would also like to move millions of people off-planet as well. In Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy, one of the points made is that even with multiple space elevators, you could never move more people off the planet than are being born on it at the same time. Consequently, space exploration is not a cure for overpopulation. KSR researched this 25 years ago, has the math on that changed?