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Because studying the planetology of the various other bodies in our solar system may spark novel ideas about how to successfully manage our own planet.

• acdha 7y ago
  We don’t need novel ideas — the problems are well recognized and the solutions are ready to go at lower cost than inaction. The problem is that a few specific companies need to become much less profitable after decades of being able to avoid paying for externalities. Talking about terraforming Earth is a common way of distracting from the real problem — and I say that as someone who loves the idea of exporting the solar system.
  • kd5bjo 7y ago
    Some solutions are ready to go on a technical level but are struggling to gain enough social traction to be implemented; We should absolutely be pressuring the political sphere to move those projects forward. There’s no guarantee that they’re even in the catchment area of the ideal solution, however, so we should be continuing to look for better ideas in parallel with implementing the best ones we have at the moment— there’s always the possibility that a Norman Borlaug will come along with a better solution than the common wisdom.