• june@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Why do we assume ‘explorer’ has a positive moral implication?

    To me, looking through all of history, exploration has largely been a net negative to humanity. Modern day exploration isn’t terribly far off. The more we explore the ocean the more we strip it of resources. The more we explore space the more we look to exploit it for wealth.

    Explorers are enablers of worse people at best.