> Thats the value of Mars. It forces whatever is built there to be sufficient and is largely a one way trip. The immediate parallel that came to my mind were t

> Thats the value of Mars. It forces whatever is built there to be sufficient and is largely a one way trip. The immediate parallel that came to my mind were the first European settlers that came to America. For instance, Jamestown where they started the winter with 500 people and made it to spring with 60 [1] It may be an "advantage" but it's also very high risk. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starving_Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starving_Time