Re:Why Not Mars
by wruza on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @08:32AM
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Not for long I guess. Maintaining advanced hardware is hard because it sits on top of a technological pyramid, and the next layer is also advanced hardware, which sits on top of a… you get the idea.
I think that it could be possible for them to focus on few important/key paths, in theory. But, unless they research and prepare for exactly that scenario and chances that it works would be strictly in their favor and they all would work hard, learn hard and motivate themselves through their entire life, I don’t see how it could work. Not to mention political, social, religious risks with the next generation.
I’m not 100% sure ofc, that would be no doubt an interesting “experiment”.
I think that it could be possible for them to focus on few important/key paths, in theory. But, unless they research and prepare for exactly that scenario and chances that it works would be strictly in their favor and they all would work hard, learn hard and motivate themselves through their entire life, I don’t see how it could work. Not to mention political, social, religious risks with the next generation.
I’m not 100% sure ofc, that would be no doubt an interesting “experiment”.