Aside from human narcissism, the space race is motivated by it's militarily strategic importance. Outside of a black swan event, humanity is not ever getting o

Aside from human narcissism, the space race is motivated by it's militarily strategic importance. Outside of a black swan event, humanity is not ever getting off this rock in any colonial capacity. Space, it turns out, is a really shitty fucking place for life. Elon's Mars fantasy is a red herring.