Re: Colonization

At 12:09 AM 5/14/00 -0400, Allan wrote:
>Out of curiosity, has anyone given a reason for step c) (that being
someone
>joining a founding colony if they have the money)? That is, has anyone
come up
>with a good reason for colonization in the first place?

Um... because people want to?

In my current situation (no girlfriend, much less dependants) and, of
course, depending on what the situation was where I'd end up, I'd be
willing to go.	(And if I had a GF willing to go, that'd be cool, too.
^_-
)  By "situation" I mean living conditions, flora/fauna, etc., much like
what Alan poked fun at out in his (rather humorous) message a couple
days
back.  I wouldn't call myself an intrepid explorer (though I guess I do
okay in caves), but I'd be willing to go with a follow-up trip.

And if there's a national movement like this, it's called "Manifest
Destiny"....

					Aaron