Stoker’s Reviews > A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? > Status Update
Stoker
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"As with the cathedrals of Earth, those of us who cast the first few bricks may not be around to see the spire placed on top, but we might nevertheless want to start building."
I'm LOVING how this book is bringing realism into the space settlement discussion. Take those delusional trillionaires down!!
— Aug 09, 2025 07:49PM
I'm LOVING how this book is bringing realism into the space settlement discussion. Take those delusional trillionaires down!!
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Stoker
is on page 277 of 448
"The difference is that in the case of a space settlement, we are making a choice with full knowledge of the danger and potential consequences. If someone has a plan to send one hundred people to live stranded in Antarctica, and the plan notes that the Antarcticans might develop a culture that sees morality pertaining to disabled children as moot, your response won't be 'neato!' it'll be 'DO NOT SEND THEM.'"
— Aug 10, 2025 01:23AM
