I posted this on Reddit a while ago and it sparked some really good discussion and recommendations.

I really like The Expanse - as it doesn’t just discuss the attempted terraforming of Mars and the colonisation of the Main Asteroid Belt but also

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the way that these communities decline when abundant habitable planets are discovered, where life is much easier.

So yeah, what are your best examples?

  • xyguy@startrek.website
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    2 years ago

    Sounds a lot like a parallel to the decline of smaller downs in the western US along Route 66 when the interstate highway system bypassed them in the name of faster travel. Very cool to see that concept out in space.