@futurebird Gary Westfahl's 1997 essay, The Case Against Space is provocative - see link. His argument is so exhaustive it's difficult to summarize. Suffice it to say his dismantling of the philosophical case alone is devastating. Contra sci-fi writers, humans have never been explorers, moving only out of necessity. "Civilization" resulted from building support systems for staying put, and tiny fractions of the public think extraterrestrial outposts should be a priority.
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