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You are absolutely correct. We have absolutely no way to produce these fantasies without even further widespread environmental devastation. Think of all the met
by makerofspoons 8y ago
You are absolutely correct. We have absolutely no way to produce these fantasies without even further widespread environmental devastation. Think of all the metals that would need to be mined and carbon emitted to get this stuff in orbit. Even if we mine asteroids a colossal amount of resources will need to be spent on spacecraft and machinery to make that possible on a world already facing ecological collapse:
Insects may disappear by 2100: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/10/why-are-insects-in-decline-and-can-we-do-anything-about-it https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/10/why-are-...
Phytoplankton has nearly halved in the oceans since 1950: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/phytoplankton-population/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/phytoplankton-pop...
Wildlife is becoming paralyzed and diving because of vitamin deficiencies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196476/
We have already knocked out the base of the food chains we depend on- we cannot consume our way out of this hole. The future of this species is already in question, we can't afford these fantasies.