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Re:The antidote to civilisational collapse – An interview wi... by 74d-fe6-2c6 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @06:40AM (#26722926)
> As an aside, I know Elon Musk's ambitious projects get mixed responses here on HN, but one thing he keeps referring to (and which resonates quite strongly with me) is his vision for an alternative future which excites us and inspires us.

Mars is not an alternative. And even if we could pull that off it would be a very uncomfortable alternative for a very small portion of the population.

His Mars shenanigans are actually no more and no less than the expensive intellectually stimulating past time of a billionaire.

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Re:The antidote to civilisational collapse – An interview wi... by herodoturtle on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:39AM (#26723376)
Heya, I hear what you're saying.

Personally I don't limit his alternative vision to just Mars.

For me his alternative vision for humanity is making life multi-planetary - and ultimately exploring the stars - and so in that context, Mars is just the beginning.

If we want to colonize space, we have to begin somewhere, right?

I know it's cliché, but the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - and Mars is just that first step.

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