Hubris Terraform Decentralized Autonomous Organization

Hubris Terraform DAO reached its peak productivity in the 24th century A.D. It formed as a loose conglomeration of organizations and individuals interested in terraforming Earth-like planets to be inhabitable by humans with little or no personal protective equipment. Its organizational structure developed into a "Constitution", a program and statement of values which codified a set of rewards and rules for volunteers to follow to produce the desired results. All activities necessary for terraforming a planet were delineated with appropriate rewards for investors, researchers, administrators, leaders, designers, and operators, as well as colonists who would live and benefit from the "improved" worlds. The role of "leaders" who had the uneviable job of downselecting planets and projects to those within the available reasources of the DAO was a role of particular importance.

The Name

The name Hubris was taken from the ancient Grecco-Roman myth of the comical "hero", Hubris, who had been endowed by the gods with all the physical traits in which men tend to take pride. His self-pride caused him to attempt many daring adventures, some of which failed to a comical degree, some partially succeed, and some went "horribly right" with unintended consequences. His tales (especially when contrasted with the tales of his less endowed twin brother, Humble) collected the wisdom of many ancient peoples regarding wise decisions and unwise choices many young men of all eras take.
So, the democratic selection of the name "Hubris Teraform" was recognized by fan and critic alike to have the appropriate double meaning of "one who attempts great things" and "one who fails spectacularly but keeps trying".

The Controversy

As humans are apt to do, many disagreed with the very idea of changing another planet from its natural state. Arguements included (1) scientifically important data could be destroyed by the terraforming, (2) planets close enough to Earth to have their own biological life might not survive the transformation, ethically killing one planet to make it like another, and (3) alternate forms of life might be awaiting discovery on a seemingly lifeless planet, among many other arguements.
One selected planet which overcame all arguements (except the arguement of hubris in even attempting to mold an entire planet) was Aries-2B-86, a planet found to have evidence of a fairly advanced civilization but no remaining biological life on the planet, apparently due to a nuclear or biological war among the former inhabitants. The destructive capability required to so thoroughly disinfect a planet would have had to have been mind boggling. Archaeological studies to reveal the mysteries of the civilization's life and death seemed a moral imperative and would be greatly aided by a slight change in atmosphere to make it inhabitable enough for colonization by literal legions of scientists.

Type

Expedition, Colonization