80% of earth’s surface is still uninhabited. All of that (including the seabed) is vastly better suited to human settlement than Mars, and it’s right here.
There simply isn’t a reason to settle Mars at scale right now.
Once the oceans, the Sahara and Antarctica are full of overpopulated cities, we’re growing our food in low earth orbit and are desalinating oceans for drinking water, it might look different.
But I don’t think we’ll make it to that kind of population before we commit collective suicide.
80% of earth’s surface is still uninhabited. All of that (including the seabed) is vastly better suited to human settlement than Mars, and it’s right here.
There simply isn’t a reason to settle Mars at scale right now.
Once the oceans, the Sahara and Antarctica are full of overpopulated cities, we’re growing our food in low earth orbit and are desalinating oceans for drinking water, it might look different.
But I don’t think we’ll make it to that kind of population before we commit collective suicide.