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This is my favorite sentence of the article: > Modern tool chains are so long and complex that they bind us into one people and one planet. When we think abou
by jeffbarr 12y ago
This is my favorite sentence of the article:
> Modern tool chains are so long and complex that they bind us into one people and one planet.
When we think about colonizing the Moon or Mars with small groups of people with the intention of making the colonies self-sustaining over time, deep, long-evolved tool chains like the one described in the article could be very difficult to scale down and to replicate in other environments.
- pm90 12y agoNot necessarily. The only reason why this toolchain is global is that the bauxite is cheapest in Australia. If you mined bauxite in US, you would have a very local operation. In the case of Moon or Mars, I'm sure they would find it much easier to mine on the planets surface (especially since it doesn't harm the earth's environment that way).
- jotm 12y agoThey'd never be truly self-sustaining - that's borderline impossible if you want any kind of quality and growth. There will always be a supply line from Earth and other colonies.