The real under story to all these stories about living on Mars is that the ruling class is giving up on earth, instead of using their power to fight to end stan

The real under story to all these stories about living on Mars is that the ruling class is giving up on earth, instead of using their power to fight to end standing armies and threat of nuclear war its easier for them to focus instead on a selfish escape for themselves and their families, to simply "bail" on all earthly problems rather than apply their considerable resources to make things better for collective humanity. Unlike the rich of the 20th century the 21st century rich have a virus of hate for those with far less resources than them. Rather than being driven to humanitarian action they're driven to flee in fear, hate and loathing for the rest of us.