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120 sats \ 15 replies \ @Undisciplined 31 May \ on: Bitcoin to be worth 100 oz of gold, says veteran trader Peter Brandt bitcoin
The unit value of gold is going to crater as we get closer to realizing asteroid mining.
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21 sats \ 14 replies \ @Satosora 31 May
Will astroids have gold in them? It will be hit or miss if they have gold, I think.
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20 sats \ 13 replies \ @Undisciplined 1 Jun
Many do have large concentrations of gold and other precious metals. Those will be the first ones targeted for mining operations.
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21 sats \ 12 replies \ @Satosora 1 Jun
We have to be able to go up to space and stay up there for prolonged periods of time.
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20 sats \ 11 replies \ @Undisciplined 1 Jun
No, it's going to be robots. Sending humans into space is not even remotely economical.
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21 sats \ 10 replies \ @Satosora 1 Jun
You still have to have a person up there to do the maintenance and control the robots.
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20 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 1 Jun
I don't think that's the plan. It's too long of a voyage for a person. They need it to be fully automated.
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21 sats \ 6 replies \ @Satosora 1 Jun
Interesting. I dont think it can be done without a human up there.
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20 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 1 Jun
Maybe it won’t work, but I think that’s the plan.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @AJ1992 1 Jun
No you don't. You can have other robots do it. All controlled by someone in orbit around the asteroid
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 1 Jun
Have you ever done maintenance before? Do you know how hard it is to instruct someone else on how to fix something? Let alone a robot you have to control?
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