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Should we A) colonise other planets or B) build habitats in the middle of space, like O'Neill Cylinders and stuff? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by KevinFromSpace@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] witx@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Isn't there space for both? Why not try multiple avenues? Why have this negative view on everything? Wouldn't you say the airplane and the car have tremendously improved humanity, even with all its downsides? Or the cellphone?

I bet at the time of their inventions you would be opposing it because "billionaires are bad and this industry is going to explore the working class". Guess what? Yes billionaires are bad and explore people and you (all of us) should be fighting against that, not against scientific and engineering inovation.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Every industry exploits the working class under capitalism.

Are we colonizing planets or building habitats in space right now or any time in the perceivable future, though? No, so beyond a fun thought experiment or sci-fi material, it's not an idea worth giving any serious thought towards.

[–] witx@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Right because innovation materializes itself when we want ... We just flicked our fingers and airplane, cellphone and others just appeared.

Who are you to tell what we should or should not pursue?

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

Are we pursuing colonizing planets or building space habitats in any serious way?

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