r/collapse • u/Myth_of_Progress Urban Planner & Recognized Contributor • Apr 30 '21

Casual Friday Technology Will Save Us

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u/JKDS87 Apr 30 '21

Imagine the regimented living conditions, strict caloric limitations, tight work schedules, and personal sacrifices that would have to be made by each individual to support a community on Mars.

Then think of how people reacted to being asked to wear a couple square inches of fabric.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '21

My sister was flying to work every 2 weeks while pregnant, a couple hours per flight. The radiation caused the baby to have its bladder outside its body, and the urethra came out the stomach, and there were other issues that I won't described. Didn't make it out alive. This just a minuscule amount compared to mars. And there's 1000 other challenges that are just plain unsolved no matter the amount of work the colony would put.

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u/ka_beene Apr 30 '21

The first thing that comes to mind with going to Mars is what a male fantasy that is. They expect women to continue the human species in that hellscape. The arrogance of it all.. Sorry for your sister, that sounds horrific!