Let’s not send a few thousand people to Mars as a big experiment in survival.

A book review on the latest Weinersmith creation. It’s true, there is so much we don’t know.

Just throwing this out there on this forum because missing technology is the problem that kills the dream of Mars, according to the authors.

  • burliman@lemm.eeEnglish
    91·
    11 months ago

    That’s a good point. There is at least as much to learn from Antarctica as from Mars. Maybe less maybe more, but certainly more relevant since it’s on Earth. Plus easier to get to than Mars. Yet we can’t scrounge up enough to keep a larger presence there.

    Sometimes I can’t shake the feeling that we are living in another dark age. We need a real renaissance to shake it.

      • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        Luckily, that’s one field where we’ve made a lot of progress, we won’t need even close to one hundred years.

      • WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social
        51·
        11 months ago

        I’ve been hearing this “we need a new renaissance” spiel since the 80s. It really sounds like “I’ve got no ideas, so I’ll distract with mentioning a time that is revered for it.” to me nowadays.

          • burliman@lemm.eeEnglish
            3·
            11 months ago

            Give me a break.

            Maybe some use as dog whistle but I am not. The color or creed of the people who were around during periods of progress is irrelevant to me. I care about the progress.

            And Rome had more people of color in positions of power and influence than we can even dream of today. However they did have slaves. Lots of white, Germanic slaves. Google it and chew on that while you think about your accusations of racism.