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Originally Posted by Doodler
"The meek shall inherit the Earth when the strong move on to the stars"
What better way of shedding the dead weight of freeloaders, hangers on, and degenerate charity cases than coming up with a future that relies totally on rugged individualism, sheer determination, and an absolute commitment to building a future for yourself without someone handing it to you?
A neocolonial period would do wonders to save humanity from the hand to mouth, nannystatists that are slowly choking the drive to succeed and overcome that once defined the best in us (and sometimes, the worst).
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I don't think "rugged individualism" is going to fly in space. To survive there, cooperative efforts are absolutely essential. It's not like one can just wander off into the bush and hunt or trap for the pot. Every act of survival under space conditions will require groups of people acting in concert. Establishing an infrastructure of mining and manufacturing, building habitats, establishing and maintaining life support, growing food, all team efforts.
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