accelerando-diaspora
The rapid and expansive human migration to new space habitats, driven by necessity and enabled by cooperative social and technological efforts.
1 chapter across 1 book
Blue Mars (1997)Kim Stanley Robinson
The chapter describes a period of intense population pressure on Earth and Mars, leading to a large-scale human diaspora into the asteroid belt and outer moons, facilitated by Martian cooperative efforts and technological innovations. It explores the socio-political evolution from capitalism to democracy and speculates on a future emergent system called Harmony, framed through Charlotte Dorsa Brevia's metahistorical analysis of overlapping paradigms. This era is characterized by humanity's creative response to crisis, marked by expansion, cooperation, and a philosophical shift toward broader notions of equality and ecological citizenship.