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Astrotopia - The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race (Hardcover)
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Astrotopia - The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race (Hardcover)
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A revealing look at the parallel mythologies behind the
colonization of Earth and space-and a bold vision for a more
equitable, responsible future both on and beyond our planet. As
environmental, political, and public health crises multiply on
Earth, we are also at the dawn of a new space race in which
governments team up with celebrity billionaires to exploit the
cosmos for human gain. The best-known of these pioneers are selling
different visions of the future: while Elon Musk and SpaceX seek to
establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin work
toward moving millions of earthlings into rotating near-Earth
habitats. Despite these distinctions, these two billionaires share
a core utopian project: the salvation of humanity through the
exploitation of space. In Astrotopia, philosopher of science and
religion Mary-Jane Rubenstein pulls back the curtain on the
not-so-new myths these space barons are peddling, like growth
without limit, energy without guilt, and salvation in a brand-new
world. As Rubenstein reveals, we have already seen the destructive
effects of this frontier zealotry in the centuries-long history of
European colonialism. Much like the imperial project on Earth, this
renewed effort to conquer space is presented as a religious
calling: in the face of a coming apocalypse, some very wealthy
messiahs are offering an other-worldly escape to a chosen few. But
Rubenstein does more than expose the values of capitalist
technoscience as the product of bad mythologies. She offers a
vision of exploring space without reproducing the atrocities of
earthly colonialism, encouraging us to find and even make stories
that put cosmic caretaking over profiteering.
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