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Funny. I wrote a blog post sometime back claiming that an external real or perceived threat is a unifying factor for societies and nations. So if we want to u
by sidcool 8y ago
Funny. I wrote a blog post sometime back claiming that an external real or perceived threat is a unifying factor for societies and nations.
So if we want to unite the earth, we need an extra terrestrial threat. It could be asteroid or alien invasion. Now these are less probable, hence we should set up Martian colonies and then just allow the earthlings to do their thing. They will eventually treat Mars humans as a threat. This is our only option to unify the earth.
- TuringNYC 8y agoSounds eerily similar to concepts in the Sci Fi novel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three-Body_Problem_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three-Body_Problem_(novel)
- Razengan 8y agoSimply having an "exit" from the complications on Earth, the possibility of relocating to Mars and starting from scratch, would give a lot of people hope, something to look forward to. It could also end up being an exclusive resort for the elite of our society to escape to, so they may no longer have to pretend to care about Earth at all.
- CarlSchmitt 8y ago> This is our only option to unify the earth Why do we think that a unified earth will be a good thing? It seems too utopian to me...
- Razengan 8y agoUnified as in: Nobody trying to harm each other, or other species, or prevent them from doing their thing. Why would anybody think that's not a good thing?
- CarlSchmitt 8y ago> Why would anybody think that's not a good thing? It sounds boring...
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