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Agreed. Not sure if a space colony on Mars is worth the ROI from a scientific standpoint. Technologically we would learn a lot about how to sustain multi-planet
by JoshTko 5y ago
Agreed. Not sure if a space colony on Mars is worth the ROI from a scientific standpoint. Technologically we would learn a lot about how to sustain multi-planetary life.
- hownottowrite 5y agoI think the only thing we will prove with a Martian colony is that humans can go extinct on two planets instead of one.
- sixQuarks 5y agoVery pessimistic thinking. We might as well never try anything. Always stay in our comfort zones
- hownottowrite 5y agoJust because you can make air on another planet doesn’t mean you can live to breathe it. If we can’t get life right here, our technical ability won’t mean much on another planet once human nature takes over.
- aaronblohowiak 5y ago“Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you’ll deplete the worlds fisheries in three generations.” While that old saw has a bit of truth, the nice thing about mars is that there is no ecology to disturb
- hownottowrite 5y agoSubsistence isn’t the actual threat to a Martian colony, and that is what is so maddening about it. We can go and we can figure out the technical hurdles. But even with those magical capabilities we cannot eliminate ourselves from the equation. The danger for a Martian colony will not be from Mars, but from the “Martians” (just as it is on Earth).
- aaronblohowiak 5y agoOh yea people still suck anywhere they go
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