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Why You Don't Actually Want to Live on Mars with Dr. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith - Factually! (yt.artemislena.eu)
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[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I don't want to live on Mars, I want to die on Mars.

I want to make that journey.

You get one life, and going to space, nevermind Mars, is something that so few humans throughout history have ever done, I just don't understand people who would say no to that.

Like, you could get hit by a bus, or get in a car accident, or get cancer even without the space travel. It's not like you're guaranteed safety by living a boring life.

[–] zhunk@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

I want to die on Mars.

Ideally not on impact!

I want to live out my later years somewhere with low gravity (Orbit? Moon? Mars?) so I don't have to care about bad joints. I miiiight need to make a lot more money for that to happen in the next 40-50 years or so...

[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

NGL, would be funny if Mars became the human equivalent of an elephant graveyard. You reach a certain age, and suddenly you're pining, not for the fjords, but for the red planet.