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Re:Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement by themitigating on Friday July 08, 2022 @07:37PM (#32029410)
I think you mean the benefit of technological advances from a mars trip.

A mars trip itself is only for those going. Most people don't get a part of it unlike pizza which can be divided

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Re:Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement by mwint on Friday July 08, 2022 @08:12PM (#32029822)
So, how would you define “taking humanity to Mars”? Surely you don’t have to take all the humans to Mars.

We’d all agree that Europeans (non-exclusively) colonized the Americas, but not all Europeans went and not all had the opportunity.

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Re:Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement by themitigating on Friday July 08, 2022 @09:16PM (#32030275)
You compared a tangible item being divided amoung people to an achievement for humanity as a species. They are two different things.

That's my issue

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Re:Notice of termination of Twitter merger agreement by mwint on Friday July 08, 2022 @10:15PM (#32030701)
The Americas were divided among people (original inhabitants, and later colonies), and many countries & people weren’t recipients. But I’d still say that humanity has reached America.
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