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Marsification
Marsification is a neologism that critiques claims that the colonization of Mars is a viable strategy for dealing with the ecological crisis on Earth. The term presents the broader techno-utopian ideology which embraces space colonization as an extension of worldviews such as Manifest Destiny and the logic that drives ecocide.
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Marsification is a neologism that critiques claims that the colonization of Mars is a viable strategy for dealing with the ecological crisis on Earth. The term presents the broader techno-utopian ideology which embraces space colonization as an extension of worldviews such as Manifest Destiny and the logic that drives ecocide.
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