How will this help ?

[dilloduck]

Asteroid Mining: New Company Plans to Dig Off-Earth | The Exchange - Yahoo! Finance

Can anyone explain to me how bringing a bunch of gold to earth from an asteroid will be of any benefit to us normal earthlings?

 

[Old Rocks]

Can anyone explain to me why the present mining of gold, which has only limited practical use, on earth has any practical use? However, there are many other minerals and metals that would have many very practical uses in the asteroids.

 

[uscitizen]

Asteroids make excellent impact weapons.

 

[Old Rocks]

Asteroids make excellent impact weapons.

Unfortunetly, like nukes, the after effects tend to be worldwide.

 

[Big Black Dog]

Sounds like this story is out of this world.

 

[eflatminor]

Asteroid Mining: New Company Plans to Dig Off-Earth | The Exchange - Yahoo! Finance

Can anyone explain to me how bringing a bunch of gold to earth from an asteroid will be of any benefit to us normal earthlings?

Profit isn't enough of a motive? You understand that the efforts of other citizens are not about what benefits you, right?