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There's plenty of orgs doing worthwhile and important space exploration.
There's a bunch of individuals destroying this planet who want to go to space and are selling a nice colonists fantasy to get backing.
You're right that it's not either or: let's continue supporting viable space efforts. But let's not be naive about it.
This particular thread of comments is specifically about Mars colonisation.
There's plenty of orgs doing worthwhile and important space exploration.
There's a bunch of individuals destroying this planet who want to go to space and are selling a nice colonists fantasy to get backing.
You're right that it's not either or: let's continue supporting viable space efforts. But let's not be naive about it.