YES! Protected only by more altruistic impulses when the Antarctic treaty was established, but it's totally under threat from the 21st century impulse to exploit every last square cm of the planet 😭
It's very apt for our times, with recent news stories about mining the moon etc. And also an entirely human progression in exploration and expansion - first there was the explorers, then came the first wave of more explorers to get a foothold, and then comes the exploiters. The only difference between Mars and the New World is that there are no people already living there about to get their land and resources violently stolen from them.
I think Antarctic bases have the same issues, right?
YES! Protected only by more altruistic impulses when the Antarctic treaty was established, but it's totally under threat from the 21st century impulse to exploit every last square cm of the planet 😭
It's very apt for our times, with recent news stories about mining the moon etc. And also an entirely human progression in exploration and expansion - first there was the explorers, then came the first wave of more explorers to get a foothold, and then comes the exploiters. The only difference between Mars and the New World is that there are no people already living there about to get their land and resources violently stolen from them.