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Or on, in or under the oceans.

• ceejayoz 4y ago
  Why? "Don't do the hard thing, easier things exist" is always true. Why not do the harder thing? Marathon runners don't typically go "man, it'd be better if I just did a 5K", right?
  • elevaet 4y ago
    That's actually a great analogy because being able to run 5km is actually a prerequisite for being able to run 42km.
    • ceejayoz 4y ago
      Sure, but that doesn't mean you have to complete a 5K race before you're allowed to do a marathon. A marathon can be your first competitive race. We can similarly go to Mars before we grow crops in Antarctica, even if the resulting tech would also have the side benefit of being useful there. They needn't even be mutually exclusive; some prospective techs for a Mars or Moon base already get tested in places like Antarctica.