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solidcordon t1_ir0gvdt wrote

Developing the toys to colonise mars has benefits for earth based industry and commerce.

Alternatively, you can get earth based money to pay for the development of your martian colonisation equipment.

The chances of earth being hit with an extinction level event are non-zero. The chances of mars being hit with an extincion level event (once a colony is established) is non-zero and higher than those of earth.

People migrate to new and exciting places to get away from what they consider the unpleasant situation they're in. Mars has no laws, no taxes and provides the perfect canvas for authoritarian "anarcho capitalists" or libertarians to set up their utopian future. Then they get eaten by bears.

Alternatively, humans have mismanaged the life support system of this spaceship for centuries so it's time to man the lifeboats and try to find a simpler spaceship rather than wait until this one fails.

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KirisBeuller t1_ir0iv62 wrote

You don't need laws in a brand new society. If you aren't vibing with everyone else or aren't being helpful then good luck surviving alone.

"What does this job pay?"

"Food and a place to sleep. Take it or leave it."

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solidcordon t1_ir0jstt wrote

Ah yes, free market slavery.

"It's my way or the airlock".

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KirisBeuller t1_ir0k015 wrote

Yep. Helping or hurting. If you're old/young enough to participate then your ass better be part of what's going on.

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solidcordon t1_ir0rhbw wrote

Splendid. The children of these freely associating economic actors... do they get the option to fly back to earth free of charge?

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KirisBeuller t1_ir0rtz7 wrote

Nope. They get to be part of creating a new world once they're capable of helping.

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