Aggromemnon

Aggromemnon t1_j1xk6x2 wrote

A profitable mining operation would encourage growth in near-Earth space. This in turn opens pathways to move many environmentally costly industrial processes off earth to the moon and orbital stations. Low and 0 gravity fabrication will allow for new industrial processes and spur growth in automation.

Then orbiting space debris will get completely out of hand and collapse the whole thing because the second and third generation of CEO's cut corners trying to grow profits without actually doing any work. The whole planet will be thrust into chaos as supplies of tech devices dry up and they suddenly have to deal with the real world.

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