There’s No Planet B

Re:There’s No Planet B by paulryanrogers on Monday January 16, 2023 @10:12AM (#34401415)

There is a risk that seriously entertaining or promoting a plan B undermines efforts to execute plan A, sustainable lifestyles on Earth.

Both are hard, yet quick and high visibility wins may be easier with Mars.

"Look humans set foot on it!" (After X failed attempts and even the arrivals died soon after.)

"Mars now has a habitat module!" (Vulnerable to radiation and completely dependent on shipments from Earth.)

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Re:There’s No Planet B by chriswarbo on Monday January 16, 2023 @11:42AM (#34402439)

That argument makes sense for e.g. carbon capture schemes, or geoengineering: they seem like easy fixes, compared to the necessary sustainability improvements we actually need to make.

"Move to Mars" sounds the opposite of easy.

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