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a reply to: AlroyFarms

Thinking on this a bit deeper I don't know as there would be many if any lazy people interested given the stark survivalist nature of what would likely be the entire lives of the colonists. Same goes for ill intent. Each group it seems to me would need to be self governing and policing. Any of ill intent, not inclined to the necessity of tribalism over individualism could quickly be weeded out.

a reply to: BingoMcGoof

Maybe with smaller social groups it's easier to get everyone participating and feeling important and working towards common goals.

Perhaps that alone will motivate people and dispel some antisocial tendencies?

a reply to: AlroyFarms

That's a good point. Individuals might not feel unimportant to the group survival. I tried looking up possible sizes of early stone age tribes but couldn't find any. Surely a group should not be too large to overpopulate the area they colonize yet large enough to form a cross section of skills and such.

I have to wonder if any agencies or college programs have ever done studies on how to set up a colony other than on something harsh like the moon or Mars.