[extropy-chat] Re: riots in france

[David Lubkin]

Jack Parkinson wrote:

>This kind of investment is comparable to that being made by Asian 
>boat people seeking a better life in Europe, Australia and the US.
         :
>The sheer grit and determination of these people matches anything 
>the Mayflower crew did...


Exactly. Which is why once the way is open to colonize space at a 
comparable cost, many will go. Not for the space-specific dream that 
many (most? all?) of us extropians have, but for the panoply of 
historical reasons -- curiosity, adventure, material wealth, escape, 
freedom, or elbow room.


-- David.