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boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Space is starting to look like the better mining operation

arstechnica.com

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Space is starting to look like the better mining operation

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boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Mining in space might be less environmentally harmful than mining asteroids on Earth.
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    The equivalent of luddite thinking, right here.

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      Or just obvious sarcasm to bring to light how people are looking to bring MORE junk back to our planet instead of cleaning it up first.

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        Why are you wasting time and emitting carbon dioxide by using a computer to converse on the Fediverse when you could be out picking up trash from gutters right now?

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          You’re glossing over the obvious point to make a stupid one. 💨

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      Indeed. I sighed before I clicked on this post because I knew a comment exactly like this one was going to be a the top.

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