I have not been asked about the long-term colonizing of Mars yet so I thought I’d make it clear that I’m not in favor of it. Just imagine living in a super-isolated pressure can 24/7 on a very cold world with no breathable air. It would be like going to jail with the added risk of asphyxiating and freezing to death all at once. No flora or fauna to cheer things up. Just the same tiresome people with the same tiresome board games to play. No smells beyond that of other people. Over time cliques and romance may form and dissolve into antagonism. No web of life other than just you and your gut flora.

You: Wanna go to Mars?

Me: What, are you nuts??