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cemaphonic

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10. What a ridiculous article

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 02:58 PM

Dec 2015

If rich people were itching to go live in a freezing desert with no other people around, they could go to the Gobi or Antarctica, and have such luxuries as breathable air, relatively accessible water, and not getting pummeled with radiation, or having your bones and muscles atrophy to uselessness.

I've noticed this meme (that other planets could be a refuge from Earth's environmental degradation) crop up over and over again in discussions about space exploration. But the truth is that the challenges of terraforming places like Mars to be suitable for complex, Earthlike life are so great, that if we could do that, solving Earth's environmental problems would be a cakewalk by comparison.

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If things get really bad, could Mars be the escape hatch for the 1 percent? [View all] LuckyTheDog Dec 2015 OP

The wealthy are also the deniers. oldandhappy Dec 2015 #1

Seems to be 2naSalit Dec 2015 #2

No. When it is determined that the 99% is taking up too much room, it will be Nay Dec 2015 #3

Who will nurse their babies VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #4

Androids. newblewtoo Dec 2015 #33

Wow....you rhink too much about this...... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #34

I been a few turns 'round the track newblewtoo Dec 2015 #43

Hope so. misterhighwasted Dec 2015 #5

That's what I say: Why wait? Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #40

They'll die. Their existence depends on other people doing things for them. (n/t) Iggo Dec 2015 #6

Beat me to it. They'll give up by the end of the first Laundry Day n/t arcane1 Dec 2015 #9

Exactly... the richest folks are often not the the fittest in terms of survival. Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2015 #20

So? 2naSalit Dec 2015 #47

. Iggo Dec 2015 #48

Gawd I hope so. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #7

They'll vacation there but not live there, not for some time anyway. As for us, they can kill us valerief Dec 2015 #8

What a ridiculous article cemaphonic Dec 2015 #10

You're right. cpwm17 Dec 2015 #13

Well expressed (and Newsweek published it!) It's amazing that people think Mars is any alternative muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #16

I thought Newsweek closed down shop dlwickham Dec 2015 #37

sold off, and they started a print edition again muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #38

Nailed it. NickB79 Dec 2015 #25

Exactly! Edim Dec 2015 #32

Why do you think George W. Bush, war criminal, was so giddy about Mars? Mnemosyne Dec 2015 #11

LOL! No. DetlefK Dec 2015 #12

Elysium Renew Deal Dec 2015 #14

Why wait? Let's send them now. Orrex Dec 2015 #15

Oh-zacklee! Iggo Dec 2015 #17

Colonization on the same model as Roanoke and Jamestown? csziggy Dec 2015 #18

Also, it might not be much fun for them to go to Mars... LuckyTheDog Dec 2015 #22

And no large animals to trophy hunt! n/t csziggy Dec 2015 #39

No. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #19

You've got to mess the planet up really something awful Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2015 #21

Pretty sure that is Ben Elton's book Godhumor Dec 2015 #23

I wouldn't miss them nt elias49 Dec 2015 #24

Los Angeles BumRushDaShow Dec 2015 #26

Two things. First, this is a stupid article Android3.14 Dec 2015 #27

Somehow I don't think colony life will agree with the poor darlings. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #28

Mars is a hell-hole. No way. Not for a long, long time. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #29

I hear a giant mutant stargoat is headed this way and will destroy the Earth. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2015 #30

Not gonna happen, as illustrated by this comic jeff47 Dec 2015 #31

And leave their wealth behind? bluedigger Dec 2015 #35

With the proper breeding techniques, and starting with a ratio of, say, ten women to each man... l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 #36

Favorite movie. Laffy Kat Dec 2015 #42

Thanx Laffy Kat! l.o.o.s.e.e-2 Dec 2015 #45

No. Only people who live in a fantasy land would entertain such a scenerio. MerryBlooms Dec 2015 #41

Yes, every indication says that it is their plan Johonny Dec 2015 #44

Bahaha! grntuscarora Dec 2015 #46

The meek inherit, but only because there are so many of them. hunter Dec 2015 #49

the beings on other worlds may well have learned the lessons of the americas, and decide NOT niyad Dec 2015 #50

No. nt ladjf Dec 2015 #51

Maeks more sense to move into permanent space stastons. A large enough cylander Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #52