I'd be excited to see someone living on Mars, or at least visiting. Just like I'd be excited to see someone climb a previously unconquered mountain or invent an

I'd be excited to see someone living on Mars, or at least visiting. Just like I'd be excited to see someone climb a previously unconquered mountain or invent an innovative new technology. I want to be part of a species that never stops pushing the boundaries of what's possible - I bet that if we keep persisting, we can go far further than most people today can even imagine. There's an alternate timeline out there where everyone always listened to the "experts" telling them their dreams are stupid or impossible. No-one in that timeline has ever even run a four-minute mile.