What's with this recent hopium trend where people seem to think that we'll become a space-faring utopia?

  • Owl [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I find it particularly baffling when I run into someone who thinks terraforming Mars is an alternative to solving climate change.

    • crispyhexagon [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      yes, obviously we can severely alter the ecological conditions of a planet we can barely reach far easier than we could ever fix our own. its just science

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      • Owl [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        No, even then. Terraforming Mars would require far more resources than solving climate change. A climate change-esque problem is what you get when you're 99.99% of the way to having finished creating a new atmosphere for the planet.

    • Shmyt [he/him,any]
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      4 years ago

      If humans existing in any form at all for slightly longer than in a different situation is a win them they're correct. The fact that more people could live for much longer if they abandoned escapism for the rich then they wouldn't be capitalists ever seeking more to pillage.