There are people who are attracted to the idea of living in a smaller community in a completely alien environment.
Stated like this, I have more empathy for such a community of Mars settlers if viewed as a lark and a kind of "oddball" enterprise, rather than what Mars colonists seem to be portrayed as now which is "SAVIORS OF HUMANITY."
The idea of having a human colony on Mars is absurd to me, and the idea that we should spend 100s of Billions on it is frustrating. However it would be interesting to see what a rag-tag group of one way explorers could do for a few $100M.
Stated like this, I have more empathy for such a community of Mars settlers if viewed as a lark and a kind of "oddball" enterprise, rather than what Mars colonists seem to be portrayed as now which is "SAVIORS OF HUMANITY."
The idea of having a human colony on Mars is absurd to me, and the idea that we should spend 100s of Billions on it is frustrating. However it would be interesting to see what a rag-tag group of one way explorers could do for a few $100M.