This Proves It
<div class="IPBDescription">Humans ARE inferior life forms...</div> Read <a href='http://www.lunarrealty.co.nz/core.lasso' target='_blank'>This</a>
Done?
Now read <a href='http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/lunar_real_estate_buyer_beware.shtml' target='_blank'>This</a>
And tell me that your faith in mankind is unswavered.
I honestly cant believe that people would go so low, or be so stupid. The lust for ownership of a PLANET is so thoroughly ridiculous...
Wait, not ridiculous, just disgusting.
Whats next? Does the pope have a claim on Jesus?
Whats to stop me from saying "I BAGS THE SUN!!!" and charge everyone a generous energy tax, since all appreciable forms of energy come from the sun.
Better yet.
I now lay claim to the genetic code of Man! Yep. Because you are all members of the human species, you now all belong to me, your continued existence robs me of oxygen and space, therefore, your continued existence will need a generous taxation.
I also claim all the planets orbiting Alpha Centauri. Anyone whom travels there will be trespassing and must pay damage reparations.
{Sigh}
When will people realise that "Owning" something intangible devalues it?
Heres an example.
Lets say we bring shakespeare through to today. He realises his work has been published everywhere. Now lets say he imposes a "Reading fine" to be payed to his descendents. His work is cheapened and devalued. Though they may be great works, the same enjoyment is not derived from it.
What about mars? If they happen to find life crawling under someones lot and the guy says "KILL IT!!!" I really want to know what they will do.
This might be old news or not, but recently (like, 20 minutes ago) a guy came on the radio actually pedalling this stuff in a serious tone.
For some reason, I tend to think that the moon is far more valuable then the sum price of it's surface area. I think it belongs to all mankind, and that selling portions of it, or any other extra terrestrial body, cheats mankind of it's rightful share.
What are your thoughts?
Done?
Now read <a href='http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/lunar_real_estate_buyer_beware.shtml' target='_blank'>This</a>
And tell me that your faith in mankind is unswavered.
I honestly cant believe that people would go so low, or be so stupid. The lust for ownership of a PLANET is so thoroughly ridiculous...
Wait, not ridiculous, just disgusting.
Whats next? Does the pope have a claim on Jesus?
Whats to stop me from saying "I BAGS THE SUN!!!" and charge everyone a generous energy tax, since all appreciable forms of energy come from the sun.
Better yet.
I now lay claim to the genetic code of Man! Yep. Because you are all members of the human species, you now all belong to me, your continued existence robs me of oxygen and space, therefore, your continued existence will need a generous taxation.
I also claim all the planets orbiting Alpha Centauri. Anyone whom travels there will be trespassing and must pay damage reparations.
{Sigh}
When will people realise that "Owning" something intangible devalues it?
Heres an example.
Lets say we bring shakespeare through to today. He realises his work has been published everywhere. Now lets say he imposes a "Reading fine" to be payed to his descendents. His work is cheapened and devalued. Though they may be great works, the same enjoyment is not derived from it.
What about mars? If they happen to find life crawling under someones lot and the guy says "KILL IT!!!" I really want to know what they will do.
This might be old news or not, but recently (like, 20 minutes ago) a guy came on the radio actually pedalling this stuff in a serious tone.
For some reason, I tend to think that the moon is far more valuable then the sum price of it's surface area. I think it belongs to all mankind, and that selling portions of it, or any other extra terrestrial body, cheats mankind of it's rightful share.
What are your thoughts?
Comments
I think about the only real thing you can do is name a star for a price.... seeing how there is a few trillion stars out there.... yeah...
Far from diminishing my already-low faith in humanity, this has reneewd my faith in humanity that most humans are incredibly stupid <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
awesome <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
As for selling moon real estate as the paper says, unless you can actually get to the property and establish some basis for ownership, you don't own it. Hence, if you could somehow prove that the Sun was your property, you theoretically could charge everyone a massive energy tax; providing of course you had some way of turning the sun off if people didn't cough up <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> Otherwise you'll just get ignored.
awesome <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hackers are experts in exploiting stupid. Why stay in a server when its hacked up? Stupidity. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
What?!
The only thing i can think of what you mean by 'hackers' is 'cheaters'.... This annoy me muchly! haha
But still, i'll spare you the essay
awesome <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hackers are experts in exploiting stupid. Why stay in a server when its hacked up? Stupidity. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
*ahem*. <a href='http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/c/cracker.html' target='_blank'><i>crackers</i></a>, not <a href='http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/h/hacker.html' target='_blank'>hackers</a>.
Buying a plot on the moon will never be significant to you. However, to your great great granchildren, when the Moon may be a popular spot to be, and land is just as valuable up there as it is down here...
"And our descedants will say, DAMN! I wish I coulda bought a piece of the moon for so cheap...!"
Never underestimate the importance of owning a piece of land.
The only other types of people that thought owning land was a rediculous idea were Native Americans.
However, I'm not sure I'd buy some Moon property unless I had a lot of money to blow off. Talk about a long term investment. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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New rule I say: First to set foot upon it owns it. Moving away is forfeiting ownership, so the moon's still up for grabs. I'll be in me yard building my "moon ownership" rocket. And if you want the sun, be my guest. Remember the asbestos gloves though - cancer will be the least of your problems anyway.
make a law that says they can only own land on one planet
make a clause in the law that states that earth is secondary to all other lands
ship them off to their respective properties
sit back and watch darwinism in action
let's say these moon claims are legit, as of today; let's say it's true you can honestly, at least in words, own a piece of the moon. If the moon were ever colonized, no one would respect those claims anyway... the 'moon owners' would have to take the government to court, and chances are, they would be dismissed as victims of a scam...
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Hey, if they can sell the idiots moon land, I'm pretty sure I can sell them moon landscaping. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Who says I'd buy it through this cockamania website?
You fools are simply talking about buying a piece of the moon. A hypothetical situation. Real estate is worth billions.
If I could go back in time, I'd buy what is now the state of California for less than 20 million, and I would be a multi-billionare today.
I'm more worried of the people thinking "I've lost all respect for humanity" rather than thinking "why would someone buy such a thing?" I could say the same thing about the constellation system of NS (people are so gullible as to pay money for a free game!) rather than ask why (as a means of encouraging Flay to work more for NS and show their love of NS to others).
As for ownership of moon and other properties, there is some value to that. It'll add incentives to moon colonization as people will try to get value out of their investment. However deciding ownership (i.e. who owns what) and regulation would be trickly if doable. If there ever is moon colonization, it'll have to be done anyways.
if the 60$ peices of paper have the backing of the US of A, i would buy it because i trust they will enforce my ownership when they take over the moon. too bad they only have the validation of one crackpot webpage.
WOW, a wad of paper being sold for $10.
almost as funny as someone selling parts of the moon they don't own to random people for $25 and acre
if stupid people feel like blowing their well earned money on stupid things
I just have to find something stupid
that's cheep enough to make
that i can sell for a major profet
and people feel like they want.
I know, I can sell "Famous" peoples hair on e-bay for $100 a peice
I hate stupid people
WOW, a wad of paper being sold for $10. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
To bad it's fake as a mof.
Looks like the Stupid Gene runs in Sid's Family.. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
Get with the program!