• DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz
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    6 months ago

    Serious Q: isn’t there actually a lot resources in Antarctica? Or is it just too difficult to set up shop there?

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        6 months ago

        Not sure but mineables? Im probably oversimplifying because all my knowledge of getting stuff out of the ground comes from games but stuff like metals.

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          6 months ago

          You mean like ores like copper, iron, rare earths that kinda thing. There are seems of minerals that are actually meteorites that have collected in certain spots on a glacier. Haven’t heard anything about other large deposits but usually you would need to do all kinds of geological surveys to find that stuff and since most places are covered in 1mile+ of ice it’s near impossible.

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      6 months ago

      Most planets, and much of our planet, is uninhabitable. This is the threat of climate change. Antarctica is a desert.

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        6 months ago

        Oil rigs and mines aren’t exactly living off the land. Dropping enough preserved food off to supply a facility wouldn’t be too difficult. The main reason nobody’s doing it is the international treaties involved

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          6 months ago

          That’s not the point. The point is the uninhabitable and impossible to live off the land places are expanding on our planet.