Do you not believe that there comes an inevitable day where the Earth is no longer inhabitable by any form of life and that, if humans are to escape that outcome, we must become interplanetary and then interstellar? (I think it's still a long shot, but I know with certainty that the "stay on Earth" outcome is exactly the extinguishing of human life.)

Do you have another suggestion? Do you not see any value in developing the technology necessary to get to Mars - in order to travel elsewhere?

And to answer your question, yes. Successful, accomplished, professional, adult scientists - like myself and my friends - do honestly believe that.

>Do you have another suggestion?

You could start with investing heavily in this planet, which is significantly more habitable than mars. Electric vehicles were a great start, but there's a lot more than EVs and reselling battery and solar equipment from China that can be done.

>Do you not see any value in developing the technology necessary to get to Mars - in order to travel elsewhere?

I see some value, and if Mr. Musk wants to pursue it, great. But let's not pretend he's saving humanity here; the God complex of SV is already bad enough.

Do you have a comparative analysis of the ROI of these initiatives? Or is it just baseless conjecture?