Could living on/ mining the moon cause unintended consequences for Earth? e.g. changes in tide or anything else?
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Yes, there will almost always be unanticipated consequences from any activity that humans do at scale. I cannot anticipate what they will be.
Some recent examples, what could possibly go wrong if we started using CFCs at scale for refrigeration and aerosols cans? What could possibly go wrong if we put Lead in gasoline? The same guy, Thomas Midgely, was responsible for both those inventions, and very nearly destroyed the planet by depleting the ozone layer, while dumbing down several generations of children.
Predicably, industry fought against regulating these problems. The best we can do, if we start mining the moon, is to be vigilant and act rapidly if and when we do identify the problems we will inevitably create. Human hubris knows no bounds.
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