I used to think this way too, or hand wave away all the inconvenients as lessons to be learned, but there is a very valid argument to make that the best thing we can do as a species right now, is to focus inward here before we move out there. Wall before you run type thing. The book mentioned earlier covers a lot of these topics in detail and if you are interested I’d highly recommend as it reshaped my view of the current options. godpseed

Yes it is! Right now no one can hurtle an asteroid at earth to end it instantly. When space mining takes off that’s a very real threat.

This is not risk free. When you give people access to space and still have terrorism and wars, things can end badly quickly.

There’s also a valid argument around where to best focus those resources now. We are nowhere near ready for space colonization on any scale, let alone sustainable ones.

A City on Mars by the Wienersmiths dives into some of these challenges if you are interested.

Exactly, quit using amazon.

You repeated yourself

Gangbeasts!

Still rocking the Pixel3. Waiting on appleSE refresh

Is there a reason you are so defensive?

I already eat way less fast food since they started hiding all the ‘deals’ behind the apps. Win win imo.

The only reason we still have Shakespeare is preservation.

I’m not ready to give Amazon any credit here. They use a lot of scummy dark patterns like swapping accept/deny buttons and making accept super easy and friendly to click while decline is small plain text.

In case you are not just trolling, you need to do way more to stay anonymous in the modern area.

Lol, Ryan Reynolds gotcha

You could leverage Kitbogas software in relation to scam/sketchy download protection.

https://www.seraphsecure.com/

The current global population growth rate is unsustainable. Are you speaking only in terms of country dominance/output? Globally, shouldn’t we be encouraging less kids and contraception accessibility?

Good ole ACL failures.

Human eyes can’t do it alone either. The brain has to process the information delivered.

Space truckers came out this year.

I’m not saying it’s a good system, but one that exists due to the nature of the funding. Those external pressures (especially when it gets political) just don’t allow for the same amount of mistakes.

Remember, SpaceX was one failed launch away from bankruptcy.

You are omitting the lede. Public appetite for failure on tax payer funds is near zero. That increases time, complexity, and cost for launches (with or without humans aboard).