#RandomThoughts #SpaceExploration #SuperRich #NewPlanet #Future
Do you ever lie awake at night pondering the mysteries of the universe? Do random thoughts swirl around your mind like shooting stars in the vast expanse of outer space? 🌌 If so, you’re not alone. Many of us find ourselves grappling with profound questions and fantastical scenarios that seem to emerge out of thin air. One such thought that often crosses our minds is the idea that the super-rich are investing in space exploration to create a new planet for themselves, leaving the rest of us behind. But is this really the case? Let’s delve into this intriguing premise and explore what lies beyond the stars.
The Truth Behind Space Programs:
It’s true that billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have been pouring substantial resources into space exploration ventures, with dreams of colonizing Mars and establishing human settlements on other planets. 🚀 However, it’s important to note that these visionaries aren’t solely focused on creating exclusive enclaves for the ultra-wealthy. Their ultimate goal is to push the boundaries of human capabilities, advance technological innovation, and potentially secure the future of our species in the face of existential threats on Earth.
Building A Better World:
Rather than abandoning our planet for greener pastures among the stars, these pioneers of space exploration are driven by a sense of shared humanity and a desire to uplift all of society. By investing in space technologies, they are creating new opportunities for scientific research, environmental sustainability, and economic growth that can benefit people from all walks of life. 🌍
Embracing Diversity and Inclusion:
Despite the perception of space programs being elitist endeavors, the reality is quite the opposite. Initiatives like SpaceX’s Crew Dragon missions have opened up opportunities for a diverse range of astronauts, including women, people of color, and international participants, to participate in space travel and explore the final frontier. This commitment to inclusivity and diversity is a testament to the power of collective endeavor and shared dreams.
With each rocket launch and celestial discovery, the dream of space exploration becomes more accessible and inclusive for all members of the global community. 🌟 So, the next time a random thought crosses your mind about the super-rich escaping to a new planet, remember that the stars are not just for the elite but for all of us to gaze upon and aspire towards. Together, we can reach for the heavens and create a future that is truly out of this world.
In conclusion, while random thoughts may come and go like shooting stars, the power of human imagination and ingenuity knows no bounds. Let us embrace the challenges and wonders of space exploration with open hearts and open minds, united in our quest for a better tomorrow. 🚀✨
Because bringing everyone to a new Planet is outside even billionaires budget
Much cheaper just to abandon the rest of us here.
Do people think that? I always assumed it was a way to give us all the middle finger. A fuck you to the peasants. Instead of a big ass castle we use to look at, it’s now a spaceship.
Sure they are. They need ditch diggers on Mars too. You thing those wealthy people are going cook, clean, and do other mundane chores?
not that bringing everyone to a new planet is any sort of solution
No shit, they are searching for plundable resources
Correct. They want to run away and build VIP societies.
Which is what early overseas British/Spanish/French/Dutch colonies usually were. Not including the people they enslaved for free labor
Nobody’s getting to a new planet. Anyone pretending that we can “terraform” Mars or maintain a permanent colony is panning for investment money just like all the other puff projects for dictators the world over. We certainly aren’t getting anywhere until we sort shit out on the actually habitable planet we have.
I mean, I agree, but I don’t think that’s the goal of anyone at all?
I feel like there’s this weird narrative that the goal space expansion is to find another planet and move to it because ours is in a bad condition, which is of course silly, because terraforming any planet is going to take far more resources and technology than terraforming our own to its pre-holocene state (Not that you have to terraform a planet to settle it, but the point still stands. An earth-like planet is always going to be the most comfortable to live on). All this idea does is discredit the actual merits of space settlement.
Now, I am optimistic that in the long term human space settlement efforts will be successful, but I have no doubt that Earth (or at least the earth-moon system) will remain one of the most populous in the universe for hundreds-of-thousands of years to come
HOW DARE THEY.
Seriously though, what this argument is even supposed to mean?
“The Spanish crown does not sponsor Columbus to bring everyone to the New World”. Like… yeah? So?
Who told you they were!?
No shit, Sherlock! Rich people only do things for themself, that is how you get rich. So unless you are rich yourself, or very useful to have around, you can ignore what they do. It does not concern us.
No, it’s to move all the poors into giant near-Earth fast-tumbling canisters made out of unobtanium so that we can continue the unbounded geometric growth that the economic system we invented is fundamentally dependent on, but is incompatible with a finite Earth. Bezos said the quiet parts real loud in 2019. You couldn’t write a more trenchant satire of late capitalism than this.
(Edit: play at 1.5x or more because the dramatic pauses are LONG)
Nah, the goal for space dominance is to find that location or celestial body that could bring forth the next major gold rush and ultimately the resource grab that can be without destroying the Earth.
“He who controls the spice, controls the universe.”
Then there was the B ark…
There is no planet currently habitable except the one we’re on within any distance that’s even remotely possible for us to get to.
The most realistic thing that could possibly be done would be to build a base on the moon.
Which would be a reality where a leak in the roof kills everybody inside instead of just being a minor annoyance.
It would probably be a lot easier to dig a base in the moon seeing as the gravity is so low and the moon rock would protect us from radiation and be easier to contain an atmosphere And it would offer some protection towards incoming projectiles.
And when I say dig a base in the moon, I mean deep, thousands of feet deep.
Can’t wait for the revolution, I’m gonna tear their houses apart for fun whilst they cower in fear
Most likely they’re just doing it to show off to one another. It doesn’t have to be nefarious, but you can hate it still.
So… Did this just occur to you now?
Be mindful that being in space = speeds up cancer due to radiation. We were protected on earth. So let them go into space, they will age at a very fast rate
Pretty much anything could happen to Earth and it would still be FAR more habitable than any of the other planets or moons that have been discovered so far, so leaving Earth to escape isn’t all that smart (and the Billionaires know that). Massive space stations would likely be the only comparable thing, compared to Earth, but those are in the realm of the distant future.
Any other planet is all ready much, much worse than the earth will ever be, period. No one is planning to leave the earth permanently, not even billionaires.
They want to mine and own space and heavenly objects. They want to be richer. It’s literally in hundreds or thousands of sci-fi novels and movies. It is 100% what they will try to do.
But they are building stadiums in LA for 2 billion dollars. So that’s something.
Recommend the book ‘Stark’ by Ben Elton. According to that, they are building it for themselves only. Leave the riff raff behind and start a new planet with just the ‘elite’. Can you imagine it?.
This doesn’t feel like a showerthought tbh this feels more like a “I hate people with money” kinda post
Like what kind of person thinks about what billionaires are doing with their space launch companies in the middle of their shower?
Ever read the book ‘Stark’ by Ben Elton?
Elon Musk isn’t going to Mars. Imagine that narcissist having to wait six whole minutes to see if his latest shitpost on Xitter got any likes
There’s a possibility that eventually space programs will be used to send WORKERS to other planets/moons/colonies, leaving the Earth for the rich only.
Sad part is that we are living in the actual garden of eden.. like right now. We are just constantly finding new ways to mess it up.