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The rich are busy making Earth more like Venus while dreaming about making Mars more like Earth. (hexbear.net)
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Why don't they just stop incinerating this planet?

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[โ€“] thebartermyth@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Space exploration is a good pretext for military R&D.

[โ€“] asg101@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Yep, just like nuclear energy is a front for nuclear weapons.