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minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·12 days ago Colonialism was driven by capitalism They weren’t settling land - they were setting up a mining operation.
minus-squareAppleTea@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoIt was just one line of dialog, but the sequel did mention that the company is expanding from just resource extraction to selling settlements to the wealthiest who are fleeing a dying earth
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-212 days ago the sequel So not the original then. The one being discussed.
Colonialism was driven by capitalism
They weren’t settling land - they were setting up a mining operation.
It was just one line of dialog, but the sequel did mention that the company is expanding from just resource extraction to selling settlements to the wealthiest who are fleeing a dying earth
So not the original then. The one being discussed.