Disclaimer - Sci-Fi freak, Science Geek
Dinosaurs around for 65 million years, killed by whatever.
Humans around 1.3 million years? Maybe can commit suicide?
As a species, we are young, very young.
Hunter-gatherers, been doing that a relatively long time. 98% of our existance?
Agriculturalists, maybe in kindergarten? Still making obvious screwups.
Industrialists, still babies. Shitting in our own corner of the pen. Pigs are smarter.
Scientists, still toddlers. Have community members that have no clue about science.
Reason for sailing to the far horizon? High value goods, spices, slaves and gold.
Resources found? How much is the Western Hemisphere worth? Whoda thunk?
Industrialized nations - amount of time spent outdoors in NATURE?
What percentage of us poor humans want industrialization like in the movies, so WE can live indoors most of the time?
Raw resource sites (mining, timber, energy, chemicals) are dirty, dusty, and dangerous. We take money to work there so our families can live clean and happy indoors.
Construction sites are dirty, dusty, and dangerous. We take money to work there so our families can live clean and happy indoors.
Our homes are safe, warm, clean, with good views. And the possiblity of experiencing Nature or near-nature at our whim.
We may be screwing up our area, because we are babies and don't know how to best do this thing we call civilization.
It would be difficult to screw up the moon. Or an asteroid.
Make the ultra-strong building blocks on the moon, mass-drive it to orbit, assemble big spinning buildings that are shaped like cans.
Waddagot? Clean homes with gravity and zero-gravity, free power (very strong sunlight), vacuum and atmosphere.
Where's the downside?
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Disclaimer - Sci-Fi freak, Science Geek Dinosaurs around for 65 million years, killed by whatever. Humans around 1.3 million years? Maybe can commit suicide? As a species, we are young, very young. Hunter-gatherers, been doing that a relatively long time. 98% of our existance? Agriculturalists, maybe in kindergarten? Still making obvious screwups. Industrialists, still babies. Shitting in our own corner of the pen. Pigs are smarter. Scientists, still toddlers. Have community members that have no clue about science. Reason for sailing to the far horizon? High value goods, spices, slaves and gold. Resources found? How much is the Western Hemisphere worth? Whoda thunk? Industrialized nations - amount of time spent outdoors in NATURE? What percentage of us poor humans want industrialization like in the movies, so WE can live indoors most of the time? Raw resource sites (mining, timber, energy, chemicals) are dirty, dusty, and dangerous. We take money to work there so our families can live clean and happy indoors. Construction sites are dirty, dusty, and dangerous. We take money to work there so our families can live clean and happy indoors. Our homes are safe, warm, clean, with good views. And the possiblity of experiencing Nature or near-nature at our whim. We may be screwing up our area, because we are babies and don't know how to best do this thing we call civilization. It would be difficult to screw up the moon. Or an asteroid. Make the ultra-strong building blocks on the moon, mass-drive it to orbit, assemble big spinning buildings that are shaped like cans. Waddagot? Clean homes with gravity and zero-gravity, free power (very strong sunlight), vacuum and atmosphere. Where's the downside?