Pacific islands had very limited population caps. It was a necessity to continuously explore that embedded itself in the culture and evolved into surprisingly (

Pacific islands had very limited population caps. It was a necessity to continuously explore that embedded itself in the culture and evolved into surprisingly (to us) good navigation techniques and technology. Some of those ideas fuel the passion to head out to Mars which has a similar cost/benefit. If we establish there I’m sure a new horizon will appear with some of us driving ourselves towards it.