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A bubbled city on mars will not be immune to climate refugees. It's about how many bubbles we would need, and how many people might not fit. And it's easier to
by ebiester 5y ago
A bubbled city on mars will not be immune to climate refugees. It's about how many bubbles we would need, and how many people might not fit.
And it's easier to ignore people on another planet. Empathy does not survive distance, and on Earth even a wall is enough to remove empathy.
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- munk-a 5y agoIt's a bit depressing that Zardoz[1] might suddenly become a relevant piece of social commentary. If we get to the point where we need to choose who gets to be inside or outside of the bubble our ethical codes are going to collapse. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz