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While nice in theory, this is the exact opposite of how you get humanity into space in a meaningful way quickly. How much slower would the American frontier hav
by mdorazio 7y ago
While nice in theory, this is the exact opposite of how you get humanity into space in a meaningful way quickly. How much slower would the American frontier have been pushed westward if we said, “wait, 7/8 of everything is off limits”? Expanding into space requires incentives and those incentives need to be available enough for companies and people to chase them despite all the risks.
- thrower123 7y agoLargely, governments tried to wall off unauthorized expansion in North America. It didn't work at all, and people went anyway.