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> At least Elon is considering moving beyond that 'finite planet' limitation The limitations of Earth are basically about size of arable land, amount of clean
by badpun 4y ago
> At least Elon is considering moving beyond that 'finite planet' limitation
The limitations of Earth are basically about size of arable land, amount of clean water, lack of toxins in environment and the climate (percentage of areas where it's not too cold/hot for humans to survive outside). Other planets are terrible in all of those aspects and inhabiting them does not make sense (if we can solve these problems there, we can also solve them on Earth, but much cheaper/easier). They are hostile barren rocks that make places like Death Valley or Antarctica look like paradise on earrth.
- algo_trader 4y agoImagine recruiting a thousand engineers/technicians for an moon colony, loading them on a fake rocket, landing them in some remote desert, and working them 12 hours a day to build "a new world" .... They will probably be happy and fulfilled so long as you keep up the illusion.