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Cost to extract and re-create what planet earth creates from biology from which benefits and is essential for humanity isn't achievable in space. You can get r
by boringg 3y ago
Cost to extract and re-create what planet earth creates from biology from which benefits and is essential for humanity isn't achievable in space. You can get rare metals and materials but the insects and organic materials essential for life aren't out there in any reasonable way .. unless you know of a planet that has those ecosystem services.
- tech_ken 3y agoPlus you've got to deal with the biological offensive you're going to be exposing yourself to. Imagine a whole planet of microorganisms against which we have no immunity or medical experience. Do we even have an antibiotic that would be effective against the new lifeplans we'd encounter? The Spanish colonizers of the Americas died in droves, and likewise the indigenous population; all this from bacteria in lineages which our bodies were familiar with! Now imagine what you're going to experience on a fictional planet with an ecosystem that could support our bodies. We'd be living in hazmat suits for generations, or would have to burn the planet to ash and start fresh.