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Corporations, colonialism, (settler) space: Réka Patrícia Gál, ‘The Interstellar Railroad, or Speculation and Shareholder Whiteness in the Space Economy’, Environmentalmedialab, 14/04/21

10Aug21

Excerpt: The subsequent years have seen the proliferation of space colonization advocacy programs that promise to create an intricate mix of extraterrestrial settlements and space tourism, as well as asteroid mining, thereby allowing for capitalist extension while also conveniently offering a solution for Doomsday crises such as climate change or asteroid strikes. In other words, space colonization becomes a speculative strategy to maximize capitalist profits while mitigating future existential risks.


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