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Mar 7, 2021
10:15:09pm
Hypnotoad Intervention Needed
Been watching the latest season of The Expanse (spoilers)
I really enjoy it. But I'm struggling to buy Marco Inaros' motivation for war. With the ring open, there are many, many planets available for colonization. Scarcity isn't really an issue. The ring was not controlled by the U.N. alone, but by a coalition of the U.N., Mars, and the O.P.A. There's no reason the Belters can't work their way to the other side of the ring to colonize a planet. Inaros claims that the Inners wanted to keep it all for themselves, but that makes no sense. There are enough planets for everyone to colonize and live out hundreds of thousands of years before having to deal with each other.

Additionally, by hitting Earth with 3 asteroids, he made Earth less habitable. That will only prompt Earthers to head for the ring, which will create competition for planets. It's like he's bidding against himself.
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