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Re:Mars sucks by gnopgnip on Friday April 23, 2021 @04:31AM (#26912426)
> The Earth is a zero-sum game

No, it's not zero-sum. As you noted, "arable land decreasing" shows that. And similarly you can create arable land, you can enrich soil, use more drought tolerant crops, use tools and automation to harvest resources with less labor, at a lower cost. The allocation of resources is also not zero sum

Re:Mars sucks by antisol on Friday April 23, 2021 @08:03AM (#26913830)
Don't forget the stupendous amount of energy from that big ball of hydrogen that hits it every second.
Re:Mars sucks by arcanon on Friday April 23, 2021 @11:40AM (#26915865)
Arable land is outdated thinking. Its time to go vertical farming.