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One of the sillier aspects of criticism of (say) Mars missions is applying terrestrial opportunity costs logic (if you spend $X on A, you can't spend it on B). Earth's economy stops at GEO. Only hunks of metal go beyond. All economic impact, good or bad, REMAINS ON EARTH
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If they want to do X you can't make they do Y. It's not a chain gang. Their attention and motivation remains earthbound for you to entice. Many socialist mistakes comes from viewing free people as equipment. Attention opportunity cost is for the individual to think about.
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You mistake me for a socialist! I'm an ancap. I merely suggest that your criticism of the socialists is well intentioned but incorrect in one detail: all benefits stay on earth, but that doesn't defeat their argument.
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