Hope so. But my worry is that Earth will be easily "othered" when they're settled, as will itself "other" the colonies. Standard scifi farehttps://twitter.com/rikwes66/status/871550366189596672 …
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don't think that would be the case , look how profound impact is for astronauts now when they see Earth while serving on ISS
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The reason why the ISS views work to elevate us is that they provide a wider view of the familiar, and it's always beautiful from orbit.
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don't know, think it's more than that (it remains your origin )
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Replying to @rikwes66
As for the ISS, Seveneves is a great novel (though largely depressing for its first half.)
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