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What you actually mean here is that you project what you care about in life onto literally every other human and foolishly imagine they all have the same standa
by waterlesscloud 11y ago
What you actually mean here is that you project what you care about in life onto literally every other human and foolishly imagine they all have the same standards for what matters to them.
This is of course false.
You're not suited for life on Mars. That's fine. Don't go.
Other people will, and they'll love it.
- dimino 11y agoI think he's just trying to point out some of the unexpected aspects of "going to Mars", and there certainly is a set of the population of people who think they want to go to Mars, but actually would not enjoy the practicalities of life on Mars. It is to those folks that I am guessing his comment is addressed.
- waterlesscloud 11y agoWhich would be fine if they were actually unexpected. But it takes about five minutes for someone to point them out in any conversation about life in space.
- dimino 11y agoYeah, which is what's happening now! Hooray!
- vacri 11y agoIt's not that far-fetched a description of what people in general like to do. After all, we punish social transgressions by confining people to quarters, drastically limiting their ability to go outside (or to move around much at all), and serve them formulaic food. I agree with the GP. Most mars-lovers would love a working holiday there, due to the exotic nature of the place. But there's a difference between 'working holiday' and 'rest of your life in a (large) canister'. And you better hope that you get along well with your co-colonists...