What we build there.
The talk of finding value already there is silly, like the Spainiards’ view of the New World as just a gold mine.
The cost of geting anything out of Earth’s gravity well is huge, the cost of getting out of the Moon’s gravity well is negligible.
So as a market develops off Earth, the Moon is the far better place to supply it.
Of course if we’re all willing to kill our babies so we can stay on Earth, there will be no off-planet market.
Surprised that appeals to so many here.
In other words going there will pay for itself by our going there which will pay for itself etc. Sorry does not compute.
The cost of geting anything out of Earth’s gravity well is huge
At least you understand that part of it. The rest of your answer makes no sense
I must disagree with the second part of your statement. You are absolutely correct in saying that getting stuff out of earth's gravity is very costly, but you are dead wrong in saying that getting stuff out of the moon's gravity well is cheap. It's actually MORE expensive than just getting it from the earth to the moon.
How can I make such a statement?
Easy. The fuel needed to get something off the moon's surface HAS TO COME FROM THE EARTH FIRST. Not only do you have the cost of getting it off the earth, but you have the added energy cost of slowing it down so it doesn't make another little crater on the moon's surface. Sorry good buddy your statement about the moon paying for itself remains unsubstantiated.