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> There is a limit to how much we can pollute space. Not really. The universe is about 93 billion light-years in size and won't ever be traversable in a finite
by golemotron 5y ago
> There is a limit to how much we can pollute space.
Not really. The universe is about 93 billion light-years in size and won't ever be traversable in a finite amount of time.
Your comment seems to indicate that you think of "space" as earth orbit. Starship is specifically about going beyond orbit.
It's time to move beyond scarcity thinking.
- AtlasBarfed 5y agoWe have no permanent living habitats in space. ZERO. The ISS is where people live temporarily before returning to earth to recover from the effects of zero gravity. We are in a desperate race to expand to space vs destroy ourselves before we get there. If you think that race has been won while three nations have the power to end the human race at the press of a nuclear launch button, you're naive. The Great Filter has a gun pointed squarely at our head and is very slowly pulling the trigger.
- lindseymysse 5y agoWe have enough food for everyone. We should feed everyone. We have enough houses for everyone, we should house them. Space fantasies aren't part of avoiding scarcity thinking. Space fantasies are a distraction to getting everyone's needs met. https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comic/energy-slaves/ https://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comic/energy-slaves/ Our current "post scarcity" world is built on shaky grounds. But it doesn't have to collapse.
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