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Everyone's excited about rockets to Mars, and each SpaceX launch brings that dream closer to reality. Musk and others are putting a lot of money and brainpower on the technical problem of getting people to Mars. Less sensational topics, such as surviving on Mars, receive less attention — but plenty of money and serious thought, because there's no way to get around them.
But there's another important question which isn't getting much attention:
Who will own Mars, and how will it be governed?
Does Mars belong to the people who get there first? To the highest bidder? To all the people of Earth?
Does Mars belong to Earth, or does Mars belong to Mars? Does it belong to the Sun? To the Martian microbiome, if there is one? (What are the indigenous rights of microbes, I wonder?)
Who will be in charge of Mars once the colonists arrive? If Mars turns out to have valuable resources, who gets them? And if a Mars colony is to govern itself, what kind of government would it have?
The Mars colonization project is driven by the ultra rich. And those who want to stake their claim on Mars may rather the rest of us didn't think too much about the little problem of who owns the planet next door, and why.
(Score: 2) by Spook brat on Friday March 31 2017, @07:41PM (1 child)
BTW, your posts will keep being marked redundant when their content is essentially identical to another of your comments at the same level of the same thread, with a parenthetical gripe about moderation as the only addition.
If you want to gripe about bad mods, go ahead; do it as a response to the poorly-modded comment and don't bother quoting the parent. You may still get modded down, but at least it won't be a "redundant" mod.
PS - not posting anonymously, because I'd rather you know this is coming from the same guy who took some time to give you a thought-out response instead of a terse dismissal. I'm trying to be constructive here; please post better so we can talk more easily.
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(Score: 2) by HiThere on Saturday April 01 2017, @03:23PM
The problem is, I think he not only believes what he's saying (and can't see the flaws), but also thinks it's relevant almost everywhere. If he's a teen this is natural and he'll grow out of this with more experience, but some people never do. I think I became a case hardened cynic by my mid-twenties. Since then, only the flavor of cynicism has changed.
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