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What are they going to do? (lemmy.ml)
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[-] Justas@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago

Why would an alien civilization colonize us for anything other than natural resources?

Space is full of mineral resources, going to a random planet with a relatively high gravity well just for some rocks would be counter productive. And an advanced civilization would probably use a lot of automation for resource extraction.

And there are several examples where humans weren't treated well in a resource extraction economy. Sugarcane plantations in the Caribbean were where slaves went to die.

That part is true. But the question is what could the aliens get from us that couldn't be made for cheaper closer to their planet?

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ass

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 3 months ago

It doesn't have to be mineral wealth. It could be biological in nature, like cash crop farming.

[-] sorval_the_eeter@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

smaller planets tend to lose their water and hydrogen.

[-] Justas@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Not the cold ones.

Water comparison across solar system

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