What I don't understand with this "technology will solve everything" mindset is the following:
Why do you find it more reasonable to build factories on the moon, rather than accept to live more austerely?
Why do you find it more reasonable to build factories on the moon, rather than accept to live more austerely?
In fact, I've only ever met people who wanted more things and a higher quality of life. While many green/degrowth political policies are based around convincing people to consume less, I've met consumers and found that's not what they want. It's why most environmental policies fail, consumers want more things at a lower cost, and are willing to import goods from overseas if the environmental regulations at home prevent them from being created there.
For the future, it means degrowth policies will fail. The only solution to climate change is to develop and grow our way out of it. It will be easier to live on the moon than it will be to convince consumers to accept less than they have now.