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SoylentRox t1_j8gwv4n wrote on February 14, 2023 at 5:24 AM

Reply to comment by pete_68 in Would an arcology be conceivably possible? by peregrinkm

But why can't we just order robots to grow whatever we need.

I just don't see it. Biosphere 2 was small scale, had limited reserves of oxygen etc. A sealed biodome on earth can pull in oxygen still from the earths atmosphere even if it is sterile or full of bioweapons or radioactive etc.