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[–] Moghul@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Which part of this is not-the-onion-y? Building stuff on the moon might give us a good jumping off point for solar system exploration, and having a power source there would help construction. Is it that it's Russia and China doing it?

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is it that it’s Russia and China doing it?

I mean...

If I were writing a fictional story about world domination by ruthless politicking, overthrowing foreign governments, and assassinating key opposition figures around the globe without an effective concern for local populations, it would be about the US.

But if I were writing one where the first step to world domination was an advanced moon base... pretty much gonna be Russia or China.

[–] Moghul@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah, ok, I can kinda see it

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Here’s my assumption:

  • people think nuclear is bad
  • it goes without saying (because to that crowd, saying things breaks their worldview)
  • duh, nuclear bad, duh
  • on the moon
  • oniony because it’s a bad idea, and they’re doing it

They’re reading it something like:

Microsoft plans to cool data center using cow urine

You gotta be in a certain worldview, but from that worldview nuclear plants in space sounds crazy.