RionWild t1_j910blg wrote on February 18, 2023 at 12:10 PM Reply to ELI5 Why are we more interested in colonizing extremely distant, completely inhospitable planets and moons than we are in making more parts of our own planet livable? by [deleted] The idea of being an adventurer is so romanticized that it’s way more appealing to discover something new than fix the old. The idea of a new world is appealing to some, they don’t give a shit about the current any more. Everything here is claimed. Permalink 1
RionWild t1_j910blg wrote
Reply to ELI5 Why are we more interested in colonizing extremely distant, completely inhospitable planets and moons than we are in making more parts of our own planet livable? by [deleted]
The idea of being an adventurer is so romanticized that it’s way more appealing to discover something new than fix the old. The idea of a new world is appealing to some, they don’t give a shit about the current any more. Everything here is claimed.