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Oh, right… that is what has stopped the Phony Starks from building capitalist Utopia in Antartica - it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that it’s utterly inhospitable to human civilization at all.

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SCB@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That and lack of exploitable resources, meaning a lack of capital. There’s no shortage of capital for the modern space age.

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- masquenox@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  exploitable resource
  
  Yeah… because Antarctica lacks water. And wind energy. And some of the most protein-rich waters on the planet.
  
  Poor, poor Phony Starks… imagine being held back by legislation they could easily bribe into non-existence if they wanted!
  
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  - SCB@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Because Antarctica lacks water
    
    We’re not exactly hurting for water
    
    And some of the most protein-rich waters on the planet.
    
    This doesn’t require building a civilization of any sort
    
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    masquenox@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    We’re not exactly hurting for water
    
    Oh really?
    
    This doesn’t require building a civilization of any sort
    
    I guess you’re the kind of fantasist that believe they invent food at the supermarket, eh?
    
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