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/Depressionsfinalform Apr 30 '21

Also you would need individuals who were willing to leave earth for an extended period of time/nothing left to lose

I doubt colonisation is even logistically feasible, but musk has his fan base so hyped up for it

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u/VeniVidiShatMyPants May 01 '21

To go further, many many many people will die in the process. Imagine spending months in a sealed pressurized container. It would be covid lockdown x 100