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Kaius  ·  3552 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Surprisingly Strong Case for Colonizing Venus

Yep I agree but I would take it further. I read this post on Friday and was so busy over the weekend I didn't reply, each time I thought about replying I decided against it.

I don't know where to start when it comes looking at space and our place in it rationally. We have grown up (most of us) on a diet of media and pictures that suggest we will get there one day and are moving toward it but the reality (IMHO) is that its not achievable. To look at it rationally seems to remove the hope from the whole endeavor.

That's really depressing, I could list a bunch of stuff: resources, distance, biological etc. But that's just like stepping on dreams, really nice dreams. There is no fun in that.

So you get this shitty reply instead of something else. Sorry about that :)