Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth

Re:Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth by gavanwilhite on Thursday July 16, 2020 @08:42PM (#23865682)

Anthropogenic (human-caused) existential and catastrophic risk is way higher than risk from natural events (like asteroid strikes). It's unfortunate that the author misses this point.

Bioterrorism, nuclear war, totalitarian governments, and other anthropogenic risks would have a harder time spreading between planets than across just one.

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Re:Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth by roywiggins on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:03PM (#23865829)

For the forseeable future, life on Mars could plausibly be ended by one rogue computer virus in the HVAC system.

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Re:Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth by LargoLasskhyfv on Friday July 17, 2020 @09:22PM (#23878088)

Go full Battlestar Galactica and make all controls analog.

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