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One possible motive for large numbers of people to colonize Mars: escaping the control of Earth governments. It’s like seasteading except that when you get up
by adamsb6 7y ago
One possible motive for large numbers of people to colonize Mars: escaping the control of Earth governments.
It’s like seasteading except that when you get up to something the governments really don’t like the cost of intervening is extraordinarily high.
On Mars we can build our society of genetically engineered supermen that engage in plural marriage, ritual funerary cannabilism, and telekinesis.
- jandrese 7y agoI'm not sure I want to live in a colony that's some 1%er Libertarian's personal playground with no rule of law beyond what he sets. Turns out most laws were written for a reason, and going through the pain of re-discovering the reason for said laws over and over again doesn't sound like much fun.
- jonathlee 7y agoThat was a reference to Robert Heinlein's book, "Stranger in a Strange Land".
- Mikeb85 7y agoOnly problem is that the only entities that will be able to colonize Mars as well as project power will be those same Earth governments.
- randyrand 7y agoThe USA was colonized by the British but is no longer ruled by it.