You Have A Duty To Migrate Off-Planet . . . (From Blue Origin To Green Destiny: Gerard K. O'Neill And Planetary Crises)

Abstract

Gerard O'Neill asked: "Is the surface of a planet really the right place for an expanding technological civilization?" Using 20th century knowledge to specify the needed (but never funded) research and development (R&D) program, O'Neill found that there is indeed a happy, superior ("more Earthlike than Earth") alternative to planets. In this way we find that there is practically unlimited free land available in extraterrestrial space -- "Green-place In Free-space" (GIF) habitats (towns, cities, jungles, and much more). The GIF project would initiate a new chapter in the history of the world, including many biospheres instead of one, an end to poverty, and an abundant life for all.

Keywords: Abundance for All, Cooperative Judgment, Duty, End of Poverty, Extraterrestrial Communities, Free Land for All, Joint Action, O’Neill Space Habitats, Planet Chauvinism

JEL Classification: O00