I think it’s actually pretty darn stupid that we aren’t running one way missions.

Feels like a conspiracy when you run into these super simple, realistic use cases of generic but progressive ideas.

Things kids can think up, that we can most certainly do that would put us insanely ahead but ... we just don't?

Like, why do we visit the moon but not have people stay there at all? Why are there no structures there?

Why do we ignore the Earth's mysteries a lot and go directly to Mars?

I, and I bet other people bored on Earth with nothing to look forward to, would gladly sign up for a one-way trip to Mars.

The people who would be valuable in that role, namely highly trained scientists, mostly aren't interested in what's effectively a suicide mission. They have better options and things they're tied down to on Earth.