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I'm not sure. You're saying instead of protecting Earth from outside threats like gamma burst they work to create a backup place to go when Earth is destroyed f
by throwaway290 3y ago
I'm not sure. You're saying instead of protecting Earth from outside threats like gamma burst they work to create a backup place to go when Earth is destroyed from inside.
Result: still no protection from outside threat or radiation but more contamination of Earth adding up to its destruction.
- matthewdgreen 3y agoI’m saying there are plenty of places on Earth that will still be more hospitable than Mars after a GRB or even a massive asteroid/comet impact. You could operate multiple colonies underground or underwater for a fraction of the cost of a Mars colony. Mars is so inhospitable that the only conceivable reason for using it as a backup plan is (1) you’re planning for events that completely destroy the Earth’s surface and oceans to a depth of hundreds of meters on all sides (this is not GRBs) or (2) you’re correctly worried about eight billion starving and well-armed humans trying to get in.