Re:Design of a rapid transit to Mars mission using laser-the...
by ceejayoz on Thursday February 17, 2022 @11:33AM
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You don't have to get to it to affect it. Eight billion very pissed off people can probably figure out how to drop rocks on the rich billionaire haven in an ocean trench.
Re:Design of a rapid transit to Mars mission using laser-the...
by merpnderp on Thursday February 17, 2022 @10:43PM
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A few of those people getting access to a submarine or just building a robot to go down there is a lot more likely than them building a vehicle and equipment to land on Mars and assault the habitat there.
Re:Design of a rapid transit to Mars mission using laser-the...
by gambiting on Friday February 18, 2022 @05:39AM
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I think we're talking about different kinds of scale here. A habitat that could be destroyed by "a few people building a submarine" isn't a backup policy for humanity. Not here, not on Mars, not anywhere. I'm imagining a proper city-sized habitation for few million people - with industry and agriculture to support it. A truly separate colony that trades with the rest of Earth when it needs to, but can survive on its own.
Also I really don't like how the arguments so far are about preventing the starving people from coming over and messing things up. It strikes me as very "we need to keep the pleb out" kind of thinking, no different than what some rich people are doing.
And finally - I hope you aren't suggesting that the base on Mars is a way to escape "8 billion starving people".