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TheAceOfHearts ◴[] No.44406765[source]
I wonder how many people took the whole Mars colonization talk seriously. If Elon had been really serious about Mars colonization he would've had to commit a lot more resources to research, while reaching out to every major nation-state to get them to also commit on collaborating into making this a long-term reality. You can't brute-force a world-tier quest of this magnitude without significant global buy-in and without actually bringing in the absolute best-of-the-best of every relevant domain.

Also, Mars just kinda sucks. There's dust everywhere and it's nearly impossible to get it all off. Go outside one time in Mars and that dust will cling so tightly that it'll follow you into the cycle of reincarnation.

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1. general1726 ◴[] No.44408652[source]
There is also no external motivation to colonize Mars whatsoever. I.e. if there would be an alien ship or alien structures full of technology there would be a permanent base(s) on Mars since 1980s and we would be racing who can send more people there to secure as much knowledge as possible. But because Mars is a cold desert then there is really no demand for a 1+ million city on Mars. Like building a city in a middle of Sahara. Sure it is possible, but what's the point?