We are witnessing a historical contradiction that should make us stop and reflect. On one hand, humanity is looking at the Moon again with the ambition of a conqueror. We talk about permanent bases, the Artemis missions, and the exploitation of lunar resources. Technology is at its peak, and the sky no longer seems to be the limit.
However, while we look at the stars, our feet are sinking into the mud of old, primitive conflicts.
The Fragility of Our World
It is fascinating and terrifying at the same time. We are capable of landing a rover on Mars, but we are incapable of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open without the threat of a global economic collapse. We depend on fragile maritime routes and 19th-century geopolitics, while we pretend to live in the 21st-century digital era.
If the Strait of Hormuz is blocked, the world stops. The 'modern' economy, which we believe is so solid, is actually held together by a very thin thread.
The Illusion of Progress
We have normalized destruction as if it were the price of progress. We invest billions in military technology and space exploration, while we ignore the basic foundations of human coexistence.
Why are we so obsessed with 'unbanking' ourselves or creating digital currencies if, in the end, we can’t even guarantee that food and energy will reach our homes without a war in between?
A Question of Wisdom, Not Just Intelligence
Building a base on the Moon requires intelligence. It requires complex calculations, engineering, and cold logic. But building peace on Earth requires something much more difficult to find: Wisdom.
We are the 'Homo Consumus', trapped in a hamster wheel of buying, spending, and competing, while the real world—the one that doesn't depend on a screen—is burning at the edges.
The Final Frontier
Maybe the final frontier is not space. Maybe the final frontier is the human heart.
Before we try to bring our chaos to other planets, we should learn how to manage the silence and the peace on our own. Because a colony on the Moon will be nothing more than a high-tech prison if we carry our old hatreds and our thirst for control with us.
We are capable of extraordinary things. It’s time we start doing the most extraordinary thing of all: learning how to live in peace.
This is a call for reflection. Before conquering the stars, let's try not to lose our soul on the way.
