Social diversity

Hi Robert:

>since the station has a zero population ballance.

I dissagree with that point. I believe, space settlements will be
made not by a single station but by dozens, and perhaps hundreds, of
cities and towns of all sizes and populations.

Those settlements will have to be flexible to allow population
growth, new developments, spliting in two cities, getting rid of all
technologies, etc. Settlements will be more like today's cities than
a giant ship, because they will have to change and adapt continuosly.

I don't believe it will be possible an exponential population growth
but perhaps a 20% increase in population every twenty years could be
achievable.

> the new person cant come in until someone leaves. since the
>person
> cant leave until his replacement is there and trained, he cat
>leave.
> it would be by the law and legal, but it would block any hope of
> anyone leaving. everyone would have the right to leave, but only
>if
> they followed a law that could not be followed.

If settlements have population growth, some people leaving now and
then won't make any difference at all. In the other hand, I believe
immigration may be forbidden. Why? Because small comunities tend to
live for themselves and don't trust foreigners, particularly after
living in so hard conditions like in space, and after making so much
effort to build a world from nothing. I don't believe they will be
willing to share their cities with newcommers.

However, I don't believe that will be a problem. The solar system
can acommodate 1 trillion people easily and is plenty of room.

Omar Vega