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But what work would they do?
Colonizing Space - ’70s Style! (by SpaceRip)
Worth it for the 70s synth theme tune alone.
In the future that was meant to be, we were all going to be living AND WORKING in space colonies.
But what were we supposed to be working AT? Was the idea the ultimate in off-shoring? Just doing the same jobs as now but in space where it was cheaper? (Although it’s hard to see how putting people into space to work would be anything other than incredibly expensive).
Why not just say we’d be living in space? Surely if we got to the stage where we could all leave earth permanently, we might be able to give up work too and spend all our time having fun or getting drunk.
(via @BoingBoing)
