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I disagree, long term I think we'd have at least a significant portion of internet data synchronized between the two. Of course early on it'd probably just be
by dotnet00 3y ago
I disagree, long term I think we'd have at least a significant portion of internet data synchronized between the two. Of course early on it'd probably just be in the form of certain popular entertainment sources and informational resources being periodically uploaded from Earth, more akin to a Plex or Invidious server and Wikipedia backup for Mars.
But as the size of a colony grows, it just makes more and more sense to sync up as much data as possible. Eg a YouTube Mars which downlinks ahead of time trending videos + videos from people subscribed to by Martians + videos the algorithm thinks Martians will like and uplinks the same stuff for Earth.
- thfuran 3y agoSome very small subset is perhaps plausible, but I think you're overestimating how much Google or Netflix would care about addressing a small and inconvenient market.
- sneak 3y agoA major self-sustaining colony on Mars will probably take 50-100 years, at which point Google as well as its current jurisdiction of registration (Delaware) will likely both be history.
- thfuran 3y agoSelf-sustaining? I think that's far enough out that is basically pointless to speculate a deadline. It would require too many breakthroughs.