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Antipodal Gray
@0xGray
This is definitely happening - but more and more I’m finding my politics realigning around a single question: what preserves geopolitical stability long enough for us to get off planet and reach existential security? If this achieves that then so be it, if not then something else
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@mattparlmer
Their plan is literally partystate Sinification of Anglosphere politics and they aren't even bothering to mask that anymore twitter.com/NicoleGoodkind…
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@meanderingexile
hmmm honestly, same goal, but I'm increasingly less concerned about stability and more about repression and stagnation
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@meanderingexile
space expansion rapidly becomes autocatalytic, so the scale of the effort needed to trigger it is relatively small it's worth trading off some short-term disruption to head off something like John Robb's Long Night, which could (ideology lottery) hold us down for good
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Antipodal Gray
@0xGray
I think as long as we’ve got a multipolar world even the most ideologically repressive or stagnant polity will want to compete in a space race. It’s definitely a balance though - the absolute worst outcome would be a hyperpower-enforced long night as you said
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Antipodal Gray
@0xGray
I do worry that because the current energy in space tech is being driven by commercial interests that an anti-capitalist turn in the west will kick the legs out from what is jilting other countries into action too
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