Poll: Would you colonize Mars?

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Honestly, if some dude in a white coat asked me tomorrow if I wanted to jump on a ship to Mars/The Moon I'd be all for it, even if it was a one way trip. I'd love to have the sense of adventure, stepping into the unknown and creating new civilisation. Just like the old days but without all the disease and uncleanliness.

Plus it'd give me a sense of purpose, like I was doing something worthwhile. Sure working in a shop isn't the worst job in the world, but who really cares? It's not my shop, it's a corporation. If I quit, someone else would just take my place and no one would notice or care. I'm kind of worried that it's going to be a recurring theme throughout my life.


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DAPLAGUE

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I would go, but I wouldn't wanna be one of the first to go. Maybe like the third group to make sure all the kinks are out and something bad doesn't happen.
 

Wereduck

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Hornet0404 said:
Hell yeah.

Staying on one rock is a bad survival strategy. What if something happens to Earth? Say a Gamma-Ray-Burst, an Asteroid, a comet or nearby supernova hits us?

If we only stay here we might as well sign our own execution-papers.
Above all, this.

Yes it would be a fantastic adventure and it would probably be good to live in a society where finite resources would demand a more sustainable approach to manpower & materials. However, now that we have the capability to render the Earth uninhabitable for human life it is essential that we stop carrying all of our metaphorical eggs in one basket. Colonizing Mars would be the first step.

They used to call World War I "The War to End All Wars" because the prospect of another was too terrible for a rational person to contemplate. As a result, irrational people exploited that fear of global war for their own purposes and eventually forced another. It might not happen again, but isn't it foolish to gamble the survival of humanity on our hope that a charismatic madman will never again rise to a position of political power?