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pennysmom2016 t1_j6ewuoj wrote

Reply to comment by _thankyoucomeagain_ in TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4

Except people live there. So who gets to determine that their land, where they are living is "uninhabitable"? You?

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Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6gh1cp wrote

In a technical sense there are very few places that are truly uninhabitable.

In a practical sense, there are many pieces where humans cannot create survive in without a nomadic lifestyle or a steady supply of resources necessary for survival.

Low earth orbit is not really habitable for human beings despite some people temporarily living up there

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pennysmom2016 t1_j6gi5aq wrote

But nomads have inhabited places like the Gobi and the Sahara and sustained themselves for thousands of years while those in low earth orbit are completely unable to sustain themselves without resupply for even one.

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