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Isarad wrote

It's a very interesting paper, really puts the shitty way governments and capitalists treat space. But as someone with a passionate interest in space and extraterrestial discovery since childhood, it seems very unfounded in a few points.

The idea that we may never leave planet Earth's atmosphere, even in a post capitalist, post state society seems slightly pessimistic. After all, if the resources in asteroids which, forgive me for any assumptions, should be easy to ensure are as dead and lifeless as the bricks we make houses with, why should we not try and use the resources to improve the human condition without danger of further hurting life on Earth? Of course, I don't agree with the reckless dumping of debris on planetary bodies and in orbit, that's dangerous and exploitative. But I don't see much harm in trying to confirm the existence of life which has not originated on Earth. Not if it's carefully executed exploration. Hell, do it with robots alone. Along with this, I don't really understand the comparison with colonialism. Now sure, if there is native life, we shouldn't touch it. It's not ours to mess with. But if there is not, and all that's on the moon is dust and deutrium, why not let people use those resources and settle there - it's victimless colonialism, not some conquering of native land.

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An_Old_Big_Tree OP wrote

A ten point countdown as to why we oppose human conquest in space.

Anything in particular you found interesting or cool in the text?

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