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> PR disaster I keep saying it... There are billionaires alive today, who might actually chose to die on Mars. They could do it. If James Cameron, Richard B

> PR disaster I keep saying it... There are billionaires alive today, who might actually chose to die on Mars. They could do it. If James Cameron, Richard Branson, or Elon Musk decided they wanted to die on Mars, I think they could make it happen. And I don't think it would be a big departure from their personalities. And I don't think it would be a PR disaster. I think it would be inspiring as hell. "All men die. Not all men truly live. Follow me to Mars. Colonize it. Make it a second home for humanity. Life is too precious to keep all of it in one basket."

pavel_lishin 11y ago
> And I don't think it would be a PR disaster. It might be, depending on how you write it. "Millionaire crackpot Elon Musk and his crew asphyxiated on Mars today, after the Banks Dome suffered a catastrophic failure. Musk spent over six billion of his personal wealth to get himself and his crew of seven to the red planet. He is survived by his wife and five children, all of whom have launched lawsuits against SpaceX, arguing that he was clearly not of sound mind."
Someone 11y ago
They may want to die on Mars, but I doubt they want to spend a year or so of their life in a moving prison. Billions do not buy you much in terms of comfort on the way to Mars. Yes, it Will be hard for non-billionaires, too, but they will give up less, and have more to gain; they aren't famous yet.
- VikingCoder 11y ago
  "James Cameron becomes first solo explorer to reach the deepest point on Earth. This was his 73rd trip into the ocean in a submersible, including 33 dives to the Titanic." He also worked as a truck driver for a while... ...and he'd probably bring VR along, and have multiple crews back on earth filming anything he wanted to see... And I'm talking about them near the end of their lives... I could envision it happening.

pavel_lishin 11y ago

> And I don't think it would be a PR disaster. It might be, depending on how you write it. "Millionaire crackpot Elon Musk and his crew asphyxiated on Mars today, after the Banks Dome suffered a catastrophic failure. Musk spent over six billion of his personal wealth to get himself and his crew of seven to the red planet. He is survived by his wife and five children, all of whom have launched lawsuits against SpaceX, arguing that he was clearly not of sound mind."

Someone 11y ago

They may want to die on Mars, but I doubt they want to spend a year or so of their life in a moving prison. Billions do not buy you much in terms of comfort on the way to Mars. Yes, it Will be hard for non-billionaires, too, but they will give up less, and have more to gain; they aren't famous yet.

VikingCoder 11y ago
"James Cameron becomes first solo explorer to reach the deepest point on Earth. This was his 73rd trip into the ocean in a submersible, including 33 dives to the Titanic." He also worked as a truck driver for a while... ...and he'd probably bring VR along, and have multiple crews back on earth filming anything he wanted to see... And I'm talking about them near the end of their lives... I could envision it happening.