Assuming there would be a middle class and we didn’t destroy ourselves or ended up in a dystopia.

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    2 days ago

    That’s probably true. I do understand that the economics of mining rare earths from asteroids for example just isn’t viable.

    That being the case though, I just can’t think of any compelling reason why a person would want to spend any length of time on Mars or any cellestial body for that matter.

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      1 day ago

      I think I would. I know it would be nothing like the sci fi that inspires me but I’d rather have a new and unique experience

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        1 day ago

        You could go stay in a box in your back yard for a few years and forego the myriad of chronic health problems involved with space travel.