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I think it's easy enough to argue the opposite case. Global orbital lift capability is rapidly increasing and, arguably, will soon make large scale commercial
by GartzenDeHaes 5y ago
I think it's easy enough to argue the opposite case. Global orbital lift capability is rapidly increasing and, arguably, will soon make large scale commercial exploitation of space economically feasible. Channeling my inner scandalized fanboy, it's not hard to to imagine the construction of MSG style space habitats made from hollowed out asteroids, which solves both the "what to mine" and "where to live with gravity" problems.
- dpark 5y ago> space habitats made from hollowed out asteroids This sounds much more like a hypothetical supermax prison for supervillains than a desirable place to live. Living in a hollowed out asteroid sounds like a special kind of hell. (Also what is an MSG in this context?)
- GartzenDeHaes 5y agoMobile Suit Gundam, a japanese cartoon from the late 70's. It envisions a future where the majority of the earth's population has been forcibly relocated to such colonies, while the rich and powerful remain on earth.
- dpark 5y agoIn a sad way, that’s really optimistic. I’m pretty sure in a situation where the elite were demanding that most of the people on Earth be removed, that would imply death, not relocation to space. No chance Bezos is going to pay to relocate anyone else to space.