That's a fantastic article and it makes a very coherent point about why "Belter civilization" will never make economic sense, but I think it could still work ve

That's a fantastic article and it makes a very coherent point about why "Belter civilization" will never make economic sense, but I think it could still work very well as a society of authority-mistrusting homesteaders. Like doomsday preppers but off-planet. The Orions Arm universe has the Hiders [1], who do not trust the ruling class for one reason or the other and set off in spaceships to hide in the Oort clouds. [1] https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-topic/45bd1a9eb4a5c https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-topic/45bd1a9eb4a5c