Cory Doctorow on Nostr: The Weinersmiths make the (convincing) case that ever aspect of space settlement is ...
The Weinersmiths make the (convincing) case that ever aspect of space settlement is *vastly* beyond our current or reasonably foreseeable technical capability. What's more, every argument in favor of pursuing space settlement is errant nonsense. And finally: all the energy we are putting into space settlement actually holds back *real* space science, which offers numerous benefits to our species and planet (and is just darned cool).
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