I think we will see old landfills and wate disposal sites being literally mined for the old circuit boards we threw away over the past 50 years eventually. Theres so much useful stuff raw materials wise in old trash heaps. We just have to find better ways to process it. Which while not free to do is much cheaper than space mining lol.
exactly, its the same argument as with terraforming Mars
if we could make Mars habitable, we also could reverse climate change on Earth literally millions of years
I honestly think we'll be melting the crown jewels for circuitry before asteroid mining will be economically viable
Electronics and science are the only real material uses for gold, everything else is vanity or an investment
The price of getting anything to the orbit won't be able to compete with the amount of gold in people's attics let alone the current mining production unless the demand for it explodes
exactly, its the same argument as with terraforming Mars
if we could make Mars habitable, we also could reverse climate change on Earth literally millions of years