Is it really necessary to send humans to those places just to get the knock-on benefits? Couldn’t we do those things directly, without going there?
It seems to me that, today, those who have the money to spend on these endeavors would only do so if there were perceived short-term benefits to themselves. That means they plan to exploit the resources, or increase their own power somehow.
I know the good engineers that make this happen are doing it for the challenge and in the pursuit of knowledge, and I know that’s why we poors support it, but that doesn’t “pay the bills.” What is the motivation behind the money? Why are they really doing this?
I’ve never understood their logic. If you can create such a society on another world, would it not be easier to change the society already in this world?
Because humans will… “human” and will always do the things we have shown to do for hundreds of years. That will not change,
People will change their minds, start to form alliances, etc. so if they cannot convince people now, here, if that is already too hard… Why do they think it will be any better on another world where in fact it would be even harder!?