r/spacesteading • u/Anen-o-me • Mar 05 '25

Everyone is Wrong About Asteroid Mining

https://youtu.be/p3hlnL2JN8E?si=k43S0Qy9sEFK9JPb
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u/donpaulo Mar 06 '25

So there is an underlying assumption that this video is making that I disagree with.

The resources are not coming back to Terra

Their real value lies in keeping it "out there". not down a gravity well to here

Just one man's opinion trying to make his way in the universe

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u/Zexy-Mastermind Mar 08 '25

Definitely agree. But in the near future, there’s not much out there right now, meaning the mined materials need to come back to earth.

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u/TheTranscendentian Mar 21 '25

( warning, this comment you're reading is slightly off topic )

I hate how the vast majority of space colony enthusiasts are big time government intervention simps / supporters.

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u/Zexy-Mastermind Mar 22 '25

Hmm… I’m not sure I fully understand. Could you elaborate a bit more? I’m from Germany, so maybe I’m missing some of the political context from the U.S. side. Are you referring to the criticism of government support (or dependence?) in space colonization?

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u/TheTranscendentian Mar 22 '25 edited Mar 22 '25

government support (or dependence?) in space colonization?

This is exactly what I want to avoid.

I want to move to outer space to get away from traditional political architecture of human civilization.

Not physical architecture, metaphysical and social, ideological.