Space Politics and the New Age of Colonialism

In this video I speculate as to how we may colonize space, covering everything from actual plans for lunar settlement to more speculative topics such as how future colonies may be governed.

[Uhr]

If anything, this video shows how much we need a solar system real-time strategy game. Not only on one planet, but on all planets & larger moons combined. Kinda like Stellaris, but starting today. Would be awesome!

[llamastudiosoffical]

Imagine looking up at the moon at night and seeing lights and cities on the surface. The future will be a fascinating place.

[trafichat]

Man this makes me wish I was able to live forever.

[Edith_Puthie]

The phrase "Born too late to explore the world, born too early to explore the universe" couldn't be more true. I was born in 2001, so I don't expect to live into 2100. But I can at least die happy knowin I witnessed the beginning to what humanity can achieve in the future.

[kriegofficergary]

No guns in space, so we going back to melee combat? **Smiles in shovel**

[redshuttleredacted]

Can't wait for this headline:

*US and Chinese diplomats meet up in Spain for the 2080 Convention of Tordesillas to partition the Moon*

[glassychap]

I think the US would claim area where Neil Armstrong made his famous step, probably serve as a tourist attraction

[tristemsaris]

It's wild seeing all this happening after over half a century of stagnation. Although I'm still not convinced it's for real this time. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if this ends up getting abandoned like we did after Apollo

[Infrared]

There's a scifi novel series by Jack Campbell called "The Lost Fleet" that had a neat idea about Earth. In the distant future, Earth is still nominally divided among the old nations, as there is simply too much history to warrant the planet unifying. However, Earth as a whole is seen by most humans as a semi-holy site, being revered for being the Homeworld of Humanity.

I think in a similar vein, it would be neat if eventually Earth essentially becomes one massive UNESCO World Heritage Site, or international mandate or park.

[pluto]

MARS 2222

“Syrtis Major bans mandatory space helmet wearing in schools”; “Senator McDade of Tharsis Montes introduces legislation to outlaw mining in Jezero Crater”, “Activists demand 21st-century Curiosity Rover to be returned to Gale Crater”

[Drakonus_]

Paradox Interactive is gonna be milking the shit out of this.

[wartrix]

We're about to Manifest our Destiny across the Solar System.

[Wustenfuchs]

Crucial mistake in your comment about distance deciding which part would Earth maintain its hold on. In history, countries retained control over territories that took months to get a simple message to. They kept them for centuries, and didn't lose them because there was poor communication.

Yes, being far away is a problem - just like it was 2000 years ago to send a simple message from one corner of a relatively small kingdom to another - yet we still had empires that lasted for centuries, some even going over 1000 years in continuity.

Mars being 20 or so minutes away means that we will not have a real-time conversation with anyone there - true. But why would we have to? 200 years ago, letters that traveled for months were the only form of conversation over distance and it did not cause problems. Is it better if it is instant? Yes. Would we have territories breaking off because it is not instant? No.

[augu]

"Human greed for power, is simply unpredictable, no wonder we all will end into space conflicts"
- Tzu

[zzsnkyz]

i really hope sub-light speeds and communication are possible somehow. Having numerous human civilisations completely cut off from eachother feels, from the perspective of a person born in the 21st century, weirdly frightening

Edit : yes I meant FTL/super-light speed, thank you for correcting me

[arthurbriand]

Wait until we discover Phoebe is an alien weapon.

[sampy]

Attacking space infrastructure would be devastating to everyone involved, because space debris causes all sorts of problems

[bluewatson]

The quality has dramatically increased!

Also the moon has a whole lot more to mine than just helium 3!

[LucasDimoveo]

The big thing that the Expanse got wrong was that there was 3 factions, instead of 300

[WarriorTech_FTW]

Imagine, one day, the moon is a half moon, and you see on the dark half, a sprawling network of lights...
That would be cool and interesting to see