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Back To The Future - Tyler Cowen
The Joe Walker Podcast
The Risks of Living Under Mars Governance
If you were put in charge of establishing the governance for a Mars colony, what kind of system would you establish? Well, early on, it's going to be something like almost martial law. And we know how little liberty there is in those situations. But I would say start by looking at fishing vessels and space stations. Plenty of data already. There are no focal points on Mars. There's no history. So everything's up for grabs. To me, that's highly risky. Give me Australia anytime. Even a poorly-run country, you might trust more. Somewhere like Thailand, maybe, will be governed better than Mars will because there are no focal point on Mars. No established
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