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| Mars Is That Way |
"I’ve been trying to get as far away from myself as I can" - (Things Have Changed)
Thinks have changed too:
"The plan is to establish a self-sustaining, large scale settlement and directly democratic, self-governing colony. [On Mars]
The motivation behind this is the belief that colonizing Mars will allow humanity to become multiplanetary, thereby ensuring the long-term survival of the human race if it becomes extinct on Earth. (Occupy Mars). However, the way to Mars is convoluted:
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| Earth USA is the other Way |
"Colonization is to be achieved with reusable and mass-produced, super heavy-lift launch vehicles, that is Starship. These plans for colonizing Mars have received both praise and criticism. They are supported by public interest in further human involvement beyond Earth and a desire to extend the lifetime of the human race, but skeptics question the technical feasibility, logistical execution, and biological viability of humans living on Mars. In 2026, SpaceX deprioritized its Mars ambitions in order to focus on a lunar base, often referred to as Moon Base Alpha, after Musk previously referred to this endeavour as a distraction in 2025."
"DOGE has claimed to have saved hundreds of billions, although another government entity estimated it cost the government $21.7 billion. Another independent analysis estimated that DOGE cuts will cost taxpayers $135 billion; the Internal Revenue Service predicted more than $500 billion in revenue loss due to "DOGE-driven" cuts. Journalists found billions of dollars in miscounting. According to critics, DOGE redefined fraud to target federal employees and programs to build political support; budget experts said DOGE cuts were driven more by political ideology than frugality. Musk, DOGE, and the Trump administration have made multiple claims of having discovered significant fraud, many of which have not held up under scrutiny.According to the estimates of Brooke Nichols, DOGE cuts to foreign aid programs had led to around 300,000 deaths by May 2025, mostly of children. By February 2026, when her counter that estimated the number of deaths was retired, the numbers were kept at the one-year mark from when the cuts began: 781,343 deaths caused by the funding discontinuation."
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| Politicians Are Cheaper on Mars |
"After financially backing President Donald Trump and other Republican Party politicians since 2023, Elon Musk became the largest individual donor of the 2024 election cycle. He spent more than US$290 million in campaign contributions. In September 2024, he described deregulation as the only path to his Mars colonization program. In October, he appeared on Trump's stage with an "Occupy Mars" t-shirt."
(Wikipedia). So, the main reason Elon is moving to Mars is that elections here are too expensive (Musk pumps $446m into US midterms).
The other reasons are that there are no environmental regulations there and Trump is thinking about going with him.
