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> the presumable incentives to doing so (escaping a decreasingly habitable earth) Is that the only incentive? Is that one that is officially claimed as the rea
by DarmokJalad1701 2y ago
> the presumable incentives to doing so (escaping a decreasingly habitable earth)
Is that the only incentive? Is that one that is officially claimed as the reasoning for any of the current such endeavors?
- quantified 2y agoIt's been shared by some number of people, perhaps not by these few who are actually in a position to influence the effort. But I think this sort of counts: > "Why are we doing this?" Musk said at the company's February 2022 Starship progress update. "I think this is an incredibly important thing for the future of life itself ... there's always some chance that something could go wrong on Earth. Dinosaurs are not around anymore!" [https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-mars-city-codex https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-mars-city-codex]
- DarmokJalad1701 2y agoI believe he is talking about black swan event like an asteroid impact. Not the current problems with climate change. It's more about there being another branch of humanity that's thriving than for people to "escape".