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Re:Oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia by WalterBright on Saturday January 16, 2021 @08:29PM (#25807213)
> 60 years hence we’ll have settled Mars

Not as long as there is the popular notion that only researchers should go to Mars and anyone going there for profit is bad. See National Geographic's "Mars" miniseries.

The only way people will settle the solar system is when:

1. there's money to be made

2. people get past the notion that terran life will "contaminate" the other worlds

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Re:Oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia by dr_dshiv on Saturday January 16, 2021 @08:47PM (#25807304)
In 60 years, moon sports leagues will have created the first sustainable extraterrestrial economy. Mostly below-ground moonball, of course, but the lowgrav dirtbiking also draws a fair share of advertising dollars.
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