It's funny that you're using the word "deserve". Based on whose moral framework? I'm not sure current moral frameworks on Earth would be against colonizing the Universe if it was possible.

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r14c 3 days ago | parent [-]

Its not even about deserving it. How are going to maintain a terraforming project or build habitable orbital platforms if we can't manage keeping our natural habitat habitable?

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bamboozled 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Maybe projects like this would distract us from stupid tribalism ?

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bigyabai 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Maybe it would profoundly exacerbate preexisting inequality under the guise of betterment for "all" mankind.

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r14c 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

distractions don't solve problems. "just do the projects" doesn't resolve the management issue anyway. the climate crisis is a result of our inability to coordinate mass actions on a planetary scale to avoid damaging our habitat.

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teamonkey 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Someone gets to choose who lives on these outposts.

	▲	bamboozled 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Maybe if we worked together, we could actually use robots to do a lot of the initital work, then head over for fun when it's getting nice? Once can dream I guess...