Moon To Have Mobile Network: Here’s What we do Not Want If There’s Ever a Human Settlement On Earth’s Satellite
Let us assume, we do have a chance to establish ourselves as residencies on the moon.
All of us are so hooked on using our phones and a network connection is as good as a battery for the usage of the device. There have been technological developments to provide better facilities. In a recent news, telecom network provider Vodafone has announced a plan to create 4G network accessible on the moon by 2019! They will partner with Nokia to develop the technology, making internet accessible on the Earth’s satellite. Now that’s a definite sign of technological progress, to begin with. Astronomers landed there about 50 years back and since then several kinds of research have been conducted to explore the possibility of life other than Earth. Two lunar missions- Lunar 1 and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) discovered possibilities of immense water on Moon. Well, we have got the essentials in place, so let are we ready for colonialization on the moon in near future? Given the space crunch we are experiencing on the Earth already, a settlement on other universal planets and satellites can be a viable option. Well, let us assume, we do have a chance to establish ourselves as residencies on the moon. But here is a wishlist of things that we absolutely do not want in the new settlement before we reach there!
No borders:
Earth has been divided into countries and it is causing more war zones than peace. So while we get the whole of land on moon, to ensure peace throughout there should be no borders. So there is no issue of any governmental policies and differences among the civilization on the moon. You do not have to worry about having passports to go across.
No money:
While we think of going futuristic in our settlements, it will be good to visit the ancient civilizations and adapt them together. Earlier we did not have money as a matter of exchange, naturally, no discrimination of wealth. These discriminations will further not snowball into class divides in society. So without money, we actually will live with each other on terms of equality. None of us have experienced the barter life, so will be anyway a new way of living for us.
No social media:
One would wonder when you will probably have the smooth access of 4G, why would there be no social media. Well, because we have the technology already leading us to the future and by that time don’t you think it will be outdated? Even if it is not, we have whiled away too much time on it while on Earth. Let us make our stay on moon, more about realistic conversations and exploring the new land of survival. Plus you can always move across and meet new people, make friends with them. There are no borders, remember?
The collective planet Earth has seen a lot of damage to the environment already, some man-made, some natural. Man has been more responsible for all the problems we see today, the broader ones of rising pollution and population. So, the best we can do is learn from our mistakes before we head to a futuristic tomorrow. All of this looks a very distant possibility and some of this may not seem realistic to you, but think deeper, if we do not have borders and money on the moon, how smooth will be the life!
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