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Why Werner Herzog Thinks Human Space Colonization “Will Inevitably Fail”

posted by janrinok on Tuesday March 15 2022, @11:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the doomed-from-the-start? dept.

Freeman writes:

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/03/ars-talks-to-werner-herzog-about-space-colonization-its-poetry/

Last Exit: Space is a new documentary on Discovery+ that explores the possibility of humans colonizing planets beyond Earth. Since it is produced and narrated by Werner Herzog (director of Grizzly Man, guest star on The Mandalorian) and written and directed by his son Rudolph, however, it goes in a different direction than your average space documentary. It's weird, beautiful, skeptical, and even a bit funny.

In light of the film's recent streaming launch, father and son Herzog spoke with Ars Technica from their respective homes about the film's otherworldly hopes, pessimistic conclusions, and that one part about space colonists having to drink their own urine.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 15 2022, @02:05PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 15 2022, @02:05PM (#1229312)

    Human colonization of Space always makes me remember the Sean Connery movie "Outland".

    The Cold Equations of having a persistent living presence in Space are not going to be too compatible with today's moral standards for sure. The best approach imho will be a robotic presence.

  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday March 15 2022, @02:18PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 15 2022, @02:18PM (#1229318) Journal

    Yes, I liked Outland because it was the most likely realistic example of future colonies in space or planetary bodies. Too bad that movie didn't get more attention for its foretelling of how humanity's behavior would manifest itself in the advent of interplanetary colonization.

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    Stupid people exist because nothing in the food chain eats them anymore.

  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 15 2022, @02:25PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 15 2022, @02:25PM (#1229321)

    The Cold Equations of having a persistent living presence in Space are not going to be too compatible with today's moral standards for sure

    Then it's time to change "today's moral standards".

    As Heinlein said, "The cowards never started, and the weaklings died along the way."

    • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 16 2022, @06:07PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 16 2022, @06:07PM (#1229724)

      What a great example of how lame Heinlein's "wisdom" is. Built around a core if truth, but then taken to libertarian ideological extremes such as that quote. Heinlein's worldview is basically capitalism as a social disease promoting "rugged individualism" which is the biggest crock of shit. Core of truth, self sufficiency and a can-do attitude are admirable traits, but taken to an extreme that damages the very fabric of society through selfish narcissism. A trait Heinlein was well known for! I liked many of his stories, but always had a slightly disturbing feel to them that took a while to figure out.