Re:536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018)
by sethammons on Thursday June 18, 2020 @04:36PM
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The idea is not to avoid black swan events entirely, it is to have pockets that are missed by a given event. Earth goes cold? Well, good thing the moon base can preserve technology and knowledge for a hundred years. Solar flare? Good thing we have the under-ice base on Europa. Europa explodes? Good thing that we are still on Earth. Now if they all happen at the same time, like the sun dying, then that is why you want to get a star base even further away.
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Re:536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018)
by pfdietz on Thursday June 18, 2020 @07:15PM
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What event would leave the Earth less habitable than the Moon already is?
Re:536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018)
by iso1631 on Friday June 19, 2020 @08:26AM
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If you already have a self sufficient colony on the moon, but don't on the earth, when the catastrophic event occurs the moon will still be self sufficient.
The technology developed to live on the moon may allow it to be rapidly deployed on Earth, saving a large number of people, but if that technology doesn't exist then you're stuck
Re:536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018)
by tryauuum on Thursday June 18, 2020 @08:42PM
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grey goo
Re:536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018)
by vardump on Friday June 19, 2020 @03:57PM
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Anything that would block sunlight for an extended period.
Re:536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018)
by m4rtink on Friday June 19, 2020 @12:04AM
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Not only that, sufficiently advanced off-world infrastructure could be helpful for handling dangerous events.
Yelowstone blows up unexpectedly - orbital rescue forces do a quick drop, help rescue survivors in the immediate area. Later on food supplies from orbital/Lunar farms help cover food shortages and teraforming techniques can be used to fixup the biosphere.