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I thought a lot about that too. A lot of people think that seems nuts of course to move to such a barren hostile world. But there is a certain appeal to do some
by jernfrost 11y ago
I thought a lot about that too. A lot of people think that seems nuts of course to move to such a barren hostile world. But there is a certain appeal to do something advances human civilization. On earth you are just one small cog on the big wheel. You don't matter that much to the well being of earth civilization. But on Mars every single colonist would matter a lot for the future of that colony.
Even if one dies earlier on Mars, it would seem better to live a short life with purpose than a long without purpose.
- meric 11y agoWhat about Antarctica? Sure it's not a different planet, but you will be doing things that advance human civilisation and every person on Antarctica matters. EDIT: There's a lot of scientific research going on down there. [1] In Antarctica you can participate in research that can reduce the possibility of such a catastrophe in the first place. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_stations_in_Antarctica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_stations_in_Antarctic...
- outlace 11y agoHow is living on Antarctica advancing humanity? That would just be living in barren cold for kicks. Building and sustaining a colony on Mars would pave the way for future space colonization and possibly prevent the human species from going extinct if a catastrophe happened on Earth.
- XorNot 11y agoWhat you can do in Antarctica is fairly limited (by international treaty) - unless you want front row seats for when the treaties run out in 2048.
- adrianN 11y agoI regularly check job offerings in Antarctica, but the openings are few and the competition is fierce. I think you'll have a really hard time getting a job there unless you already work for an organization that does research there.