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that's land is not free at all. There is also and argument to be made for preserving the environment there.
>And keep in mind, these resources would have be on the surfaces to be feasible in any way to mine.
they are

Also I think if there was some initiative to build in the frozen wastes then some people would probably move there. But it would be monstrously expensive and miserable. If you're going to endure that you might as well move to a different planet. There is also the fact that if you colonize a place the economy resets. For example the first 100 photographers on Mars will be rich and famous. To even make a decent living in current society as a photographer is a miserable thing that is not even guaranteed.

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