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Resources outside of Earth are available for human consumption provably. Alas, just at astronomical prices presently. I understand that it is rather prudent to
by julespitt 13y ago
Resources outside of Earth are available for human consumption provably. Alas, just at astronomical prices presently.
I understand that it is rather prudent to presume to act as if we are limited solely to Earth's resources - because we are right now - but to be reflexibly dismissive of space exploration as an avenue to be actively pursued to remedy such issues is simply not constructive.
- richardjordan 13y agoThose prices are merely a proxy for the complexity and resources necessary to go and mine off-world resources. We need a highly complex economic and manufacturing system to remain in place for a long period despite increased pressures of resource depletion and overpopulation and the commensurate rise in instability; we need to use huge amounts of resources to create a space program - materials and energy; energy - all of the above requires huge petrochemical inputs which are finite and depleting rapidly. There was only 1 cubic mile of oil in the world and we're half way through it and what's left is being sucked out faster than ever before and is harder to get to (EROEI).