Sci-fi nerds everywhere are so high on settler fantasy that they thoughtlessly applies it to space.

A lot of them don't even bother thinking about the settler part in their fantasy. It's Hans Zimmer music as the rugged humanity fuck yeah ubermensch steps onto a new planet, then roll credits.

That's what they think of: a "science victory" like in Civ and related games. It doesn't matter what happens afterward. It's all about the "win." :so-true: