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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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Why Werner Herzog Thinks Human Space Colonization “Will Inevitably Fail”
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 16 2022, @06:07PM
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.