What impedes us from creating habitable spaces in mountains/deep in the earth/underwater; and could it ever be viable in our lifetimes?

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Do you ever look at irregular spaces and think man it would be nice to have a home here? That’s the basis of this question!

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Mostly the cost. Even near the surface many people forego basements due to cost. Also some people don’t like the idea of being so vulnerable to flooding, or of being so reliant on equipment to provide breathable air.

Deepest mine is ~4km, and people have converted abandoned missile silos into homes.

NORAD is built inside a mountain.

Nuclear submarines can spend months underwater.

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