Sanktum wrote:
curvekiller wrote:
Yea right? This seems to be a solution to quite a few problems we're having now with exploiting the earth's natural resources (like rare earth elements, oil, etc.). Even though oil might become obsolete in the long run, the other metals that we're now spreading thin in all of our smartphones most of which don't even get recycled could maybe be regained from asteroids. Once they figure out the tech to do that, which I think most of us can count ourselves lucky if it happens within our lifespan.
We don't even need oil actually.
Oh yea? Tell that to the millions of cars and planes that roam this earth every day. Excuse me, billions.
BuDo wrote:
We don't deserve to benefit from/exploit/rape the next frontier if we are finding it hard to wisely/properly use/manage the resources we have here on earth.... We shouldn't be bringing our failing, greedy and environmentally destructive socioeconomic mentality into space....When we start doing things for global human benefit and not for personal wealth that's when we deserve to explore space for it's resources...
Unfortunately technology makes it possible that we do so without managing our own planet. And speaking of which, probably everyone (or most of us) on this forum profits from said exploitation of the planet's resources, because we're all using computers and the internet's infrastructure.
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cpinney wrote:
*points at my penis*
Guild Wars 2
Still checking SRF for the community.
