• KevinFromSpace@lemmy.mlOP
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    5 hours ago

    If we can’t manage to keep Earth’s ecosystem thriving to support us, we certainly won’t be able to create a new self-sustaining ecosystem elsewhere. And without that, there’s no chance of any non-Earth settlement being able to sustain a healthy human society and culture long-term.

    I’m unconvinced that pulling back from space programs will make Earth’s ecosystem thrive.

    A Mars colony (edit: or space station) owned by a private company will be a corporate prison, the inhabitants are 100% dependent on that company - who would voluntarily put their lives into the hands of the whims of some narcissistic hoarder with no empathy or regard for workers?

    Agreed. That would be a super-weird concept, like a country owned by a private corporation.

    • SkavarSharraddas@gehirneimer.de
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      22 minutes ago

      I’m unconvinced that pulling back from space programs will make Earth’s ecosystem thrive.

      My point was more or less the opposite: Anyone interested in space exploration should also be interested in keeping Earth well livable, because that is needed for its success.