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This strikes me as a mentality born of a dying civilization. If the goal is a thriving and permanent Martian colony, the production of children should be _the
by Mizza 8y ago
This strikes me as a mentality born of a dying civilization.
If the goal is a thriving and permanent Martian colony, the production of children should be _the entire point_ of the operation, and it disturbs me that this isn't intuitive.
- mLuby 8y agoLong-term, sure that's the goal; it's not self-sustaining otherwise. But short term, there are huge benefits to having every member of your colony be a productive adult. So ship in 25 year olds, ship out babies and people who've become unable to work.
- max76 8y agoI'm unsure it's a wise decision to send infants into null gravity for 3 months.