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DanArmak comments on "Stupid" questions thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Thomas 13 July 2013 06:07:57AM *  2 points [-]

It is not the space as currently is, to be colonized. It's the radically technologically transformed space we are after!

Comment author: DanArmak 13 July 2013 03:50:43PM 3 points [-]

Then why not be after technological transformation of Earth first, and (much easier) expansion into space afterwards? Is it only the 'eggs in one basket' argument that supports early colonization?