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Curiously, the ability to alter biomes at a planetary scale is also one of the prerequisites for colonization. The trick then is having sufficient control of in
by sdenton4 6y ago
Curiously, the ability to alter biomes at a planetary scale is also one of the prerequisites for colonization. The trick then is having sufficient control of industrial processes to 'get it right,' which requires better global decision making than humans have thus far demonstrated.
(The alternative is extreme plasticity, allowing lifeforms to adapt to otherwise hostile atmospheres...)
- TeMPOraL 6y ago> (The alternative is extreme plasticity, allowing lifeforms to adapt to otherwise hostile atmospheres...) We meet that threshold, though. We are extremely adaptive to otherwise hostile environments by virtue of technology, particularly wearable one - from winter jackets to SCUBA gear.