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>if you read the story of the western colonizers, it was brutal especially if they couldn't get resupplied.

For all of the places western colonizers went, there were always resources that Mars will never have. Skipping past the obvious lack of atmosphere, there are no food sources. While they have found ice meaning some water is available, it is actually potable?

Trying to compare early colonizers of any place on Earth to the experiences of whatever will happen on Mars is just pure folly.



THe point is to say that if we can't win the game on easy mode, probably best not to try to win it on hard mode.


That's a fun analogy. I feel like Musk is running through everyone's Mars mission planning meetings yelling "LeeeRoooy Jenkins!!!"




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