Comments by "Prismatic Beetle " (@prismaticbeetle3194) on "Elon Musk's 2017 SpaceX Update For Mars | Answers With Joe" video.

  1. I THINK we are long over due for a versatile large space ship/ delivery system that CAN sustain long voyages to the outer-solar system, the fact that its 2017 and we are STILL stuck on earth is a travesty to our species.
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  2. that will NEVER happen, even if the sky rains food, dont you ever wonder why only 20% of people on earth live in relative luxury??? its because we live OFF the other 80%, I have no disillusion that whatever comforts first world people get are bought by the blood and suffering of at least 10 other people that were unlucky enough to be born in resource rich impoverished countries. colonizing space and expanding the economy MIGHT actually raise that percent by another 20%, but as long as humans are "humans", death suffering war and injustice will remain until the ending of time (well until the end of humans)
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  3. its true a lot of problems are forming, but its this turning point that humanity should take its biggest leaps
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  4. u forgot our primary attribute, adaptability
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  5. you mean it will be hard to mine material form the surface of an almost micro gravity environment without worrying about damaging the environment .... where u can basically just blast or drill to your heart's content, use robots to just gather everything, then just drag tons and tons of material without the need for roads and infrastructure. your argument is flawed to the core, what makes mining so tiresome on earth is becuase someone is usually living on or near what you want, not to mention it is deep underground (all the surface shit has been mined ages ago) and costs SO MUCH just to pay for all the stuff that GETS YOU to the stuff you want to collect, on an ... lets say... asteroid, the material is THERE, all you need is a collection method and THATS it, no worker insurance, to environmental risk, no licenses, no land value no nothing, its just you robots and then off to the refinery
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  6. YESSS?
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  7. stole is putting it mildly, pillaged is the word your looking for
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  8. I hope so I really really do
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  9. problem with TOO much weapons is that you will eventually have to CREATE a market for them, why do you think wars keep happening
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  10. so basically if the government "bought" some of these space ships they can pretty much establish science bases on any solar object they want... like instead of probes we can ACTUALLY go to titan and europa and just park that bitch there and study the hell out of the place
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  11. GOGOGOGOGO to mars :D
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