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The Dark Factories
Nothing will ever be “great again” in the way it once was—but the future can be greater, if we have the courage to understand and adapt to reality. Conservative forces that try to rewind history without reflection will ultimately fail. Even they are beginning to grasp a truth as old as time: you can’t swim in the same river twice.
From the 18th century through the end of the 20th, the U.S. economy and industrial growth laid the scientific and economic groundwork for what could soon become a massive leap forward—not just a step, but a transformation in human cultural and economic evolution. However, to meet the demands of what’s coming, our political and economic systems must evolve in tandem.
Let’s face the facts: traditional industrial jobs—and even many service-based roles—are disappearing, not just in the U.S., but across all developed nations, and soon, the entire world. Much like it took millennia for the wheel to revolutionize transport and production, and centuries for steam to industrialize society, we are now rocketing forward at a pace that’s hard to comprehend—with consequences not yet fully known.
Airplanes were only invented about 120 years ago. Today, we’re sending missions to Mars and escaping the Sun’s gravity. Newspapers shaped public discourse for over 250 years—now, they’re vanishing. Cinema, once the dominant cultural force of the last century, is giving way to streaming and immersive platforms. The telephone, once a marvel of human connection, has become obsolete. Even television—the heartbeat of the 20th-century living room—has been overtaken by the ever-present glow of smartphones and social media.
Everything is accelerating.
Tools once essential for survival and progress are becoming obsolete faster than we can process. Innovation cycles are shrinking. Adoption of new technologies happens in years, not generations. Below is a visual (imagine it) tracing how long it took major inventions—from the wheel to robotics—to reach widespread use. The curve is exponential.
The next revolution is already here.
It’s not waiting for us to be ready. Like a black hole, it pulls everything toward it. Those who cling to expired versions of the past will be left behind—confused, unprepared, forgotten. Only forward-thinking societies, guided by wise and adaptable leadership, will thrive.
This coming shift will reshape how ideas emerge and materialize.
Until now, human intellect and labor have powered progress. Soon, that won’t be the case. Intelligent machines will think, learn, and act faster than any human can. Products will be manufactured at unprecedented speeds and costs. Jobs we once thought essential will vanish. Factories will be fully autonomous—self-learning, even self-replicating.
Picture massive industrial sites with not a single human inside.
Now ask: what becomes unnecessary?
Light? Robots don’t need it.
Heat? Actually, the colder, the better—for CPUs, GPUs, and quantum processors alike.
Radical ideas will follow. To reduce cooling costs, factories might be built beneath oceans or near the poles. Still, even that may not be enough. The next generation of computing will demand conditions near absolute zero—approaching 0 Kelvin.
Where on Earth is that possible? In North or South Poles? Or on the sea water?
So don’t look at the map.
Look to the sky.
The far side of the Moon offers exactly what we need: constant darkness, freezing temperatures, low gravity, and limitless space. It’s the ideal home for the factories of tomorrow—massive data centers and production sites running silently and efficiently. “Dark Factories,” powered not by humans, but by algorithms, robotics, and the vacuum of space.
Low gravity will boost manufacturing efficiency. Asteroids and celestial bodies hold the rare minerals Earth can no longer supply. The universe is not just a canvas—it’s our next supply chain.
This is not science fiction. This is the direction we’re heading.
Not just forward—exponentially forward.
Understanding this future exposes the short-sightedness of conservative policies still stuck in the past. After 2,500 years, some leaders still haven’t grasped what Heraclitus meant: “You cannot swim in the same river twice.”
The past is gone—even if it was once great.
True greatness lies in embracing our shared humanity, recognizing our temporary presence on this planet, and understanding that survival depends on unity. We share one future—a borderless, limitless one. The sooner we accept this, the sooner we can begin building it.
Imagine a world where factories orbit above us, where goods are beamed down to Earth—not just Earth, but Mars, Titan, and beyond. This is the future.
Let’s not fear it.
Let’s build it.
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AI generated content by Hamid Porasl