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I think the author agrees on valuing agency, seeing as they call for agreement rather than forcing it on everyone. Unless you suppose that a populace and legislature can agree, but, say, a newborn in that territory has not given agreement. I think such matters are entirely orthogonal, and your remark about agency is disingenuous or not thought out. The matter at hand is whether agency directed towards beauty and compassion outweighs agency towards whatever values this development appeals to. The author ignores the latter, which I agree is folly, so I would like a more balanced discussion here.

For my part, I similarly value the aesthetics of an unblemished moon. I believe the development camp primarily values greed ("an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs") and I find that unbecoming. Note that I view the developments to be unnecessary (at least in the current context). It really is just aesthetics otherwise, for both camps.