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[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
  1. Colonialism was driven by capitalism

  2. They weren't settling land - they were setting up a mining operation.

[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It was just one line of dialog, but the sequel did mention that the company is expanding from just resource extraction to selling settlements to the wealthiest who are fleeing a dying earth

[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

the sequel

So not the original then. The one being discussed.