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just Yesterday I commented on another article here about space colonialization being alchemy of our times and I got downvoted. And Today this...
by m23khan 8y ago
just Yesterday I commented on another article here about space colonialization being alchemy of our times and I got downvoted. And Today this...
- AckSyn 8y agoA single company going bankrupt is not an indication of space colonization being "alchemy". Colonization is inevitable.
- unnouinceput 8y agoNah, I wouldn't worry, you can get downvoted today just as easy :P
- Johnny555 8y agoBut unlike alchemy, space colonization is actually technologically possible, it's just prohibitively expensive and would likely take global cooperation to make it possible -- which won't happen without some clear extinction threat to Earth and given the response to the threat of global climate change, I'm skeptical that enough people would believe scientists claiming that we're a decade from a life-ending asteroid strike.
- stickfigure 8y agoAlchemy is certainly possible with today's technology, and has been done: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesis_of_precious_metals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesis_of_precious_metals It's not cost effective, but it is cheaper than space colonization.