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Re:536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018) by pfdietz on Thursday June 18, 2020 @07:15PM (#23569203)
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 (#23573759)
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 (#23569803)
grey goo
Re:536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ (2018) by vardump on Friday June 19, 2020 @03:57PM (#23578309)
Anything that would block sunlight for an extended period.