You're right, and what if that's the point? Elon hasn't talked a lot about the social aspects of a Mars settlement. Maybe he doesn't care and figures that's up

You're right, and what if that's the point? Elon hasn't talked a lot about the social aspects of a Mars settlement. Maybe he doesn't care and figures that's up to the people who go there and his mission is just to get people there. Maybe he would agree with you and that's the point. Who knows. I highly doubt he's naive enough to think the social outcome of a Mars settlement would be some standard issue Earthly political outcome or one that would exclusively favor him. If he is that naive he will be disappointed.