Here's the surprising fact: a single asteroid like 16 Psyche contains metal worth more than the entire global economy, and the Moon is sitting on top of a supply chain that makes it infinitely easier to reach than that. We're not debating whether to exploit space. We're debating whether to be stupid about it. The Moon has helium-3, rare earth elements, water ice in shadowed craters, and a gravity well one-sixth of Earth's. That water alone can be split into hydrogen and oxygen for fuel, turning the Moon into a gas station for the rest of the solar system. You want to go to Mars? You want to build solar power satellites? You want to stop strip-mining Earth's rainforests and seabeds? Then you need off-world resources, and the Moon is the first step. Stop acting like leaving it pristine is some noble cause. We already ruined this planet's surface. The Moon is a lifeless rock. Mine it, build infrastructure, and move the dirty industry off Earth. That's not greed. That's survival.