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Why not colonize deserts on earth? It is vastly less energy consuming, vastly more useful, but no less of a challenge.
by jerome-jh 7y ago
Why not colonize deserts on earth? It is vastly less energy consuming, vastly more useful, but no less of a challenge.
- kingkawn 7y agoBecause if you’re talking about things we can’t do anyway might as well talk about the ones that we can’t do the most
- zshrdlu 7y agoMany (science fiction) dystopian societies have high inequality, with some people living in orbit while the rest eat Soylent Green. We live in such a dystopia, and many people on HN don't realize it because they are the lucky ones. Colonizing Mars isn't a goal that solves any particular problem in our civilization - it's a red herring.
- Zenbit_UX 7y agoI suspect it's because you're missing the larger point here. Having off-site backups is best practice for both system administrators _and_ civilizations.