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Re:Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth by roca on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:27PM (#23865988)
I agree. This is why I am myself skeptical about settling Mars.

Maybe there are scenarios where an Earth disaster causes breakdown of physical and intellectual supply chains and expertise/components from Mars are essential to recovering industrial civilization on Earth.

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Re:Mars is, at best, no less risky a place than Earth by pantaloony on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:50PM (#23866123)
To be clear I think settling Mars is cool and I’m not upset if someone tries—I’d love to watch that and cheer them on. I just think the “it’s a backup for humanity” angle is, at best, pretty weak.
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